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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 221 · 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: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 40 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.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  12. 12.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension 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 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  37. 37.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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