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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 215 · 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) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 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?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the longest spans of all
  19. 19.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  22. 22.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 220 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  35. 35.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 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?
  38. 38.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers

Answer key

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

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