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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 399 · 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 160 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) the simplest bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  6. 6.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  8. 8.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  9. 9.🌉 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?
  10. 10.🌉 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?
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  20. 20.🌉 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?
  21. 21.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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