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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 313 · 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 200 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  6. 6.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  12. 12.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  20. 20.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  27. 27.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  35. 35.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers

Answer key

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

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