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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 338 · 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: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  15. 15.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 275 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 500 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends
  31. 31.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  35. 35.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

  1. arch bridge
  2. a log across a stream
  3. suspension bridge
  4. suspension bridge
  5. False
  6. piers
  7. 50
  8. 40
  9. True
  10. beam bridge
  11. 35
  12. True
  13. arch bridge
  14. cables tied down at ends
  15. True
  16. 11
  17. 6
  18. 6
  19. 11
  20. tension
  21. a rope bridge in hills
  22. suspension bridge
  23. beam bridge
  24. 4
  25. the longest spans of all
  26. pushes out on its ends
  27. 10
  28. True
  29. 5
  30. a flat deck on piers
  31. True
  32. beam bridge
  33. a curve under the deck
  34. the simplest bridge
  35. False
  36. 4
  37. 10
  38. 15
  39. compression
  40. 45

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