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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 384 · 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: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  3. 3.🌉 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?
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 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?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  13. 13.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  19. 19.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 70 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: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. suspension bridge
  2. deck hangs from cables
  3. 3
  4. piers
  5. suspension bridge
  6. beam bridge
  7. 25
  8. 9
  9. suspension bridge
  10. arch bridge
  11. False
  12. good for short gaps
  13. True
  14. a rope bridge in hills
  15. a flat deck on piers
  16. 10
  17. beam bridge
  18. compression
  19. False
  20. pushes out on its ends
  21. stones squeezed together
  22. suspension bridge
  23. tension
  24. 4
  25. 45
  26. True
  27. 10
  28. 6
  29. False
  30. 40
  31. True
  32. 2
  33. beam bridge
  34. False
  35. 25
  36. False
  37. 10
  38. 1
  39. False
  40. False

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