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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 231 · 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 can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) balloons (d) nothing
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 60 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: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) cables tied down at ends
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  16. 16.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 385 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 550 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  37. 37.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

  1. suspension bridge
  2. good for short gaps
  3. a curve under the deck
  4. piers
  5. 5
  6. beam bridge
  7. cables tied down at ends
  8. a flat deck on piers
  9. 3
  10. False
  11. pushes out on its ends
  12. stones squeezed together
  13. 2
  14. tension
  15. a log across a stream
  16. True
  17. False
  18. False
  19. False
  20. 11
  21. the simplest bridge
  22. suspension bridge
  23. False
  24. suspension bridge
  25. 20
  26. 10
  27. 45
  28. 11
  29. False
  30. True
  31. arch bridge
  32. 6
  33. 5
  34. suspension bridge
  35. False
  36. compression
  37. True
  38. arch bridge
  39. True
  40. 10

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