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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 380 · 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: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) a log across a stream
  7. 7.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  10. 10.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  12. 12.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) cables only
  20. 20.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  27. 27.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 600 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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