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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 432 · 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 of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  2. 2.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  5. 5.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  19. 19.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 100 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.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) piers (d) nothing
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.🌉 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?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 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?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps

Answer key

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

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