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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 263 · 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 is 550 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 120 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 100 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  11. 11.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  12. 12.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  13. 13.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  22. 22.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  26. 26.🌉 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?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all

Answer key

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

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