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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 504 · 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) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  3. 3.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  8. 8.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  13. 13.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) deck hangs from cables
  19. 19.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  24. 24.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 600 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  39. 39.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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