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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 214 · 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 bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  3. 3.🌉 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?
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  15. 15.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) cables only (d) balloons
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 385 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the longest spans of all (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.🌉 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?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 550 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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