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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 277 · 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 log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) cables tied down at ends
  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.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  16. 16.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  27. 27.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  33. 33.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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