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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 171 · 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 40 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  2. 2.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) nothing (d) cables only
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 90 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.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  19. 19.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) a log across a stream
  30. 30.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a rope bridge in hills
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge

Answer key

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

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