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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 299 · 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 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) nothing (d) cables only
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. True
  3. arch bridge
  4. False
  5. False
  6. False
  7. tension
  8. suspension bridge
  9. False
  10. True
  11. 25
  12. stones squeezed together
  13. a rope bridge in hills
  14. suspension bridge
  15. 2
  16. 1
  17. True
  18. 50
  19. beam bridge
  20. arch bridge
  21. False
  22. a log across a stream
  23. 10
  24. 40
  25. suspension bridge
  26. suspension bridge
  27. False
  28. 15
  29. True
  30. beam bridge
  31. 6
  32. piers
  33. 30
  34. beam bridge
  35. 15
  36. True
  37. compression
  38. suspension bridge
  39. 15
  40. pushes out on its ends

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