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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 980 · 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 240 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the longest spans of all
  33. 33.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  39. 39.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. 40
  2. suspension bridge
  3. tension
  4. arch bridge
  5. beam bridge
  6. compression
  7. 4
  8. suspension bridge
  9. True
  10. True
  11. 11
  12. a rope bridge in hills
  13. False
  14. deck hangs from cables
  15. a curve under the deck
  16. 50
  17. 2
  18. True
  19. suspension bridge
  20. arch bridge
  21. False
  22. 1
  23. 4
  24. True
  25. False
  26. piers
  27. 30
  28. tall towers hold cables
  29. 11
  30. True
  31. beam bridge
  32. a log across a stream
  33. False
  34. False
  35. 3
  36. True
  37. 10
  38. the longest spans of all
  39. False
  40. True

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