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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 967 · 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 is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the longest spans of all
  26. 26.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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