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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 349 · 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.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) piers
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  13. 13.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) cables tied down at ends
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  30. 30.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

  1. arch bridge
  2. piers
  3. a rope bridge in hills
  4. a curve under the deck
  5. good for short gaps
  6. suspension bridge
  7. 20
  8. True
  9. 7
  10. 4
  11. beam bridge
  12. compression
  13. False
  14. beam bridge
  15. False
  16. 5
  17. suspension bridge
  18. False
  19. a log across a stream
  20. 20
  21. 2
  22. arch bridge
  23. suspension bridge
  24. 3
  25. 1
  26. True
  27. True
  28. 10
  29. tension
  30. True
  31. 3
  32. stones squeezed together
  33. 9
  34. 15
  35. False
  36. 7
  37. False
  38. beam bridge
  39. 11
  40. suspension bridge

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