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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 103 · 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.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) piers
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  24. 24.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  31. 31.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 405 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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