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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 314 · 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: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  10. 10.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 275 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  25. 25.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  32. 32.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.🌉 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?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all

Answer key

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

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