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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 195 · 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.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  2. 2.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  14. 14.🌉 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?
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) deck hangs from cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 320 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 330 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.🌉 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?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

  1. compression
  2. piers
  3. a log across a stream
  4. arch bridge
  5. 4
  6. suspension bridge
  7. False
  8. False
  9. False
  10. True
  11. 2
  12. beam bridge
  13. tension
  14. 10
  15. the simplest bridge
  16. 8
  17. suspension bridge
  18. True
  19. 11
  20. 50
  21. False
  22. 2
  23. suspension bridge
  24. stones squeezed together
  25. beam bridge
  26. True
  27. False
  28. pushes out on its ends
  29. a flat deck on piers
  30. 15
  31. suspension bridge
  32. 6
  33. 3
  34. 12
  35. 3
  36. False
  37. deck hangs from cables
  38. tall towers hold cables
  39. 40
  40. 7

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