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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 487 · 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 is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  3. 3.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  7. 7.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) piers (d) nothing
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the longest spans of all
  25. 25.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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