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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 38 · 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: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) cables only
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 275 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 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?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) deck hangs from cables
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) tall towers hold cables
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  32. 32.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  37. 37.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

  1. suspension bridge
  2. stones squeezed together
  3. 3
  4. 50
  5. deck hangs from cables
  6. 4
  7. piers
  8. 10
  9. 8
  10. a rope bridge in hills
  11. arch bridge
  12. a curve under the deck
  13. 5
  14. compression
  15. suspension bridge
  16. suspension bridge
  17. 50
  18. 11
  19. False
  20. True
  21. 9
  22. arch bridge
  23. 2
  24. beam bridge
  25. 8
  26. a flat deck on piers
  27. arch bridge
  28. suspension bridge
  29. good for short gaps
  30. suspension bridge
  31. tall towers hold cables
  32. True
  33. 4
  34. True
  35. beam bridge
  36. tension
  37. False
  38. pushes out on its ends
  39. beam bridge
  40. 11

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