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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 178 · 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 110 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 500 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  5. 5.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
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  17. 17.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.🌉 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?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 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?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 480 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

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

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