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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 146 · 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 180 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  6. 6.🌉 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?
  7. 7.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) piers
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  18. 18.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  30. 30.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  34. 34.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  38. 38.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 125 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 45
  2. arch bridge
  3. beam bridge
  4. 1
  5. suspension bridge
  6. 6
  7. False
  8. pushes out on its ends
  9. beam bridge
  10. 8
  11. piers
  12. stones squeezed together
  13. a flat deck on piers
  14. 3
  15. True
  16. tension
  17. a log across a stream
  18. True
  19. 25
  20. suspension bridge
  21. beam bridge
  22. suspension bridge
  23. 6
  24. a curve under the deck
  25. suspension bridge
  26. beam bridge
  27. 30
  28. False
  29. good for short gaps
  30. True
  31. suspension bridge
  32. 2
  33. the longest spans of all
  34. compression
  35. 4
  36. False
  37. deck hangs from cables
  38. True
  39. 5
  40. False

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