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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 257 · 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.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  5. 5.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  9. 9.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) balloons (d) cables only
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  15. 15.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) deck hangs from cables
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 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?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.🌉 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?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  31. 31.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  34. 34.🌉 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?
  35. 35.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  38. 38.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 50
  2. 8
  3. a log across a stream
  4. cables tied down at ends
  5. tension
  6. beam bridge
  7. arch bridge
  8. stones squeezed together
  9. compression
  10. 9
  11. deck hangs from cables
  12. False
  13. piers
  14. a flat deck on piers
  15. False
  16. suspension bridge
  17. False
  18. suspension bridge
  19. True
  20. a curve under the deck
  21. 5
  22. arch bridge
  23. 2
  24. beam bridge
  25. beam bridge
  26. suspension bridge
  27. 2
  28. 4
  29. suspension bridge
  30. the simplest bridge
  31. False
  32. 6
  33. pushes out on its ends
  34. 5
  35. True
  36. suspension bridge
  37. good for short gaps
  38. False
  39. suspension bridge
  40. True

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