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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 131 · 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 350 m long is split by piers into 10 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 can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  22. 22.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  26. 26.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) nothing (d) cables only
  27. 27.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  29. 29.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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