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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 324 · 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: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  11. 11.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) cables only
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 440 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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