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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 293 · 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.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) cables tied down at ends
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) piers
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  25. 25.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) tall towers hold cables
  34. 34.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together

Answer key

  1. True
  2. 45
  3. 4
  4. suspension bridge
  5. True
  6. stones squeezed together
  7. suspension bridge
  8. 4
  9. beam bridge
  10. tension
  11. 3
  12. suspension bridge
  13. compression
  14. 3
  15. 7
  16. True
  17. suspension bridge
  18. piers
  19. beam bridge
  20. True
  21. suspension bridge
  22. pushes out on its ends
  23. a log across a stream
  24. the longest spans of all
  25. False
  26. 10
  27. beam bridge
  28. arch bridge
  29. arch bridge
  30. True
  31. arch bridge
  32. 50
  33. a flat deck on piers
  34. False
  35. True
  36. True
  37. tall towers hold cables
  38. 10
  39. beam bridge
  40. deck hangs from cables

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