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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 93 · 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.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) nothing (d) cables only
  15. 15.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) tall towers hold cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  25. 25.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  34. 34.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) deck hangs from cables
  40. 40.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. suspension bridge
  2. 35
  3. 9
  4. False
  5. suspension bridge
  6. tension
  7. 12
  8. 5
  9. 3
  10. suspension bridge
  11. beam bridge
  12. 10
  13. beam bridge
  14. piers
  15. True
  16. 35
  17. a rope bridge in hills
  18. stones squeezed together
  19. arch bridge
  20. a flat deck on piers
  21. the longest spans of all
  22. 25
  23. 35
  24. compression
  25. True
  26. False
  27. cables tied down at ends
  28. 25
  29. 50
  30. arch bridge
  31. pushes out on its ends
  32. 35
  33. tall towers hold cables
  34. True
  35. True
  36. 11
  37. False
  38. 6
  39. the simplest bridge
  40. True

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