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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 477 · 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.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  3. 3.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) cables only (d) balloons
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  24. 24.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 20 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.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  35. 35.🌉 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?
  36. 36.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) the longest spans of all (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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