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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 505 · 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 log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  16. 16.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) cables only (d) balloons
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 440 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 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?
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  28. 28.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 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?

Answer key

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

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