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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 304 · 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 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) tall towers hold cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  4. 4.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  9. 9.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest 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 75 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 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?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  30. 30.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  36. 36.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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