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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 107 · 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 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  12. 12.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) piers (d) nothing
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  20. 20.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  22. 22.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 405 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the longest spans of all
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

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

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