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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 323 · 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.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  21. 21.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  24. 24.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 200 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.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  35. 35.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) piers (d) nothing
  36. 36.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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