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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 33 · 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 flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  3. 3.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  8. 8.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  11. 11.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 320 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 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?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 225 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.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  32. 32.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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