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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 268 · 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 a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  3. 3.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) piers
  10. 10.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 80 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.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  19. 19.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  25. 25.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  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.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 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?
  33. 33.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 385 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

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

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