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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 909 · 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 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  2. 2.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) deck hangs from cables
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) piers
  13. 13.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  14. 14.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) deck hangs from cables
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 500 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. True
  3. good for short gaps
  4. 30
  5. 2
  6. stones squeezed together
  7. beam bridge
  8. the simplest bridge
  9. 4
  10. suspension bridge
  11. 3
  12. piers
  13. tension
  14. False
  15. True
  16. 9
  17. 9
  18. beam bridge
  19. False
  20. False
  21. 45
  22. 20
  23. compression
  24. suspension bridge
  25. beam bridge
  26. 6
  27. False
  28. arch bridge
  29. False
  30. 7
  31. 3
  32. 50
  33. beam bridge
  34. a flat deck on piers
  35. suspension bridge
  36. 4
  37. 10
  38. True
  39. suspension bridge
  40. 3

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