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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 972 · 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 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  7. 7.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  13. 13.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  30. 30.🌉 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?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 600 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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