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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 114 · 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 bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  6. 6.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  21. 21.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  24. 24.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  25. 25.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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