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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 436 · 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) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) nothing
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) cables tied down at ends
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 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?
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  22. 22.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  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.🌉 A beam bridge is 405 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 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?
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force

Answer key

  1. pushes out on its ends
  2. 50
  3. compression
  4. tall towers hold cables
  5. 6
  6. beam bridge
  7. False
  8. piers
  9. a flat deck on piers
  10. 8
  11. beam bridge
  12. suspension bridge
  13. stones squeezed together
  14. suspension bridge
  15. arch bridge
  16. beam bridge
  17. arch bridge
  18. True
  19. 2
  20. deck hangs from cables
  21. a log across a stream
  22. True
  23. 2
  24. 9
  25. 8
  26. a curve under the deck
  27. the longest spans of all
  28. 9
  29. 20
  30. 45
  31. 10
  32. 4
  33. good for short gaps
  34. suspension bridge
  35. True
  36. 5
  37. 40
  38. beam bridge
  39. 3
  40. tension

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