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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 37 · 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.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  3. 3.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  6. 6.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  14. 14.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  26. 26.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  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 a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  32. 32.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) pushes out on its ends
  33. 33.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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