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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 522 · 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) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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