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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 134 · 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 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  5. 5.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  21. 21.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) balloons (d) nothing
  25. 25.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  30. 30.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  32. 32.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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