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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 510 · 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 bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  22. 22.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  23. 23.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) cables only
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 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?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 275 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  37. 37.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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