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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 990 · 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 135 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) tall towers hold cables
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 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?
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 320 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  32. 32.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  35. 35.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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