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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 296 · 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 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) deck hangs from cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  6. 6.🌉 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?
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  8. 8.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) cables only
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  24. 24.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  33. 33.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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