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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 136 · 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 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 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 beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  12. 12.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  29. 29.🌉 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?
  30. 30.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  35. 35.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 240 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.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

  1. 10
  2. True
  3. the simplest bridge
  4. stones squeezed together
  5. 4
  6. False
  7. True
  8. True
  9. compression
  10. suspension bridge
  11. piers
  12. False
  13. 2
  14. arch bridge
  15. a rope bridge in hills
  16. the longest spans of all
  17. beam bridge
  18. 4
  19. 2
  20. cables tied down at ends
  21. suspension bridge
  22. True
  23. suspension bridge
  24. 15
  25. True
  26. suspension bridge
  27. beam bridge
  28. a log across a stream
  29. 9
  30. False
  31. 45
  32. True
  33. suspension bridge
  34. tall towers hold cables
  35. False
  36. False
  37. True
  38. 11
  39. tension
  40. 5

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