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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 440 · 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 a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  5. 5.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) piers (d) balloons
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  22. 22.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills

Answer key

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

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