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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 335 · 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.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) piers (d) nothing
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  10. 10.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  24. 24.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the longest spans of all
  28. 28.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  36. 36.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 125 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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