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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 273 · 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 270 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  2. 2.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  15. 15.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  17. 17.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  32. 32.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) balloons (d) nothing
  36. 36.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 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?
  38. 38.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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