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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 156 · 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.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 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?
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  12. 12.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) nothing (d) cables only
  14. 14.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  20. 20.🌉 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?
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 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?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  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: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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