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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 206 · 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.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  2. 2.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 100 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.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  10. 10.🌉 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?
  11. 11.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) cables only (d) balloons
  17. 17.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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