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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 521 · 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.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  8. 8.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  9. 9.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  21. 21.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) balloons
  25. 25.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 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?
  29. 29.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  39. 39.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all

Answer key

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

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