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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 492 · 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 420 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  13. 13.🌉 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?
  14. 14.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  17. 17.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  19. 19.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  28. 28.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends

Answer key

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

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