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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 895 · 40 questions
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Engineer's tip (How does it hold up?): Beam: flat deck on supports, short spans; spans = length ÷ span length. Arch: curved, in compression, pushes out on its ends. Suspension: deck hangs from cables (tension) over towers (compression); longest spans.

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  1. 1.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  8. 8.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) cables only
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  17. 17.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

  1. 6
  2. 4
  3. 45
  4. False
  5. 2
  6. 3
  7. tension
  8. compression
  9. arch bridge
  10. True
  11. 40
  12. suspension bridge
  13. True
  14. piers
  15. good for short gaps
  16. a curve under the deck
  17. False
  18. stones squeezed together
  19. beam bridge
  20. a log across a stream
  21. the longest spans of all
  22. suspension bridge
  23. beam bridge
  24. 9
  25. beam bridge
  26. 5
  27. a rope bridge in hills
  28. False
  29. True
  30. 2
  31. suspension bridge
  32. suspension bridge
  33. True
  34. beam bridge
  35. 20
  36. True
  37. arch bridge
  38. pushes out on its ends
  39. tall towers hold cables
  40. arch bridge

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