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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 981 · 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 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 385 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  22. 22.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) good for short gaps
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) piers (d) nothing
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

  1. 12
  2. 20
  3. arch bridge
  4. a curve under the deck
  5. arch bridge
  6. beam bridge
  7. good for short gaps
  8. arch bridge
  9. True
  10. suspension bridge
  11. 50
  12. a log across a stream
  13. compression
  14. cables tied down at ends
  15. beam bridge
  16. suspension bridge
  17. True
  18. tension
  19. suspension bridge
  20. 11
  21. the longest spans of all
  22. False
  23. stones squeezed together
  24. deck hangs from cables
  25. beam bridge
  26. 10
  27. suspension bridge
  28. True
  29. True
  30. False
  31. piers
  32. the simplest bridge
  33. a rope bridge in hills
  34. 9
  35. True
  36. 45
  37. 3
  38. 3
  39. 10
  40. 6

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