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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 502 · 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 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  2. 2.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 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?
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 330 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 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?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  14. 14.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) balloons (d) cables only
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  22. 22.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  23. 23.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  27. 27.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 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?
  32. 32.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills

Answer key

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

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