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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 519 · 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 can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  17. 17.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) balloons (d) cables only
  32. 32.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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