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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 524 · 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.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  3. 3.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) deck hangs from cables
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  10. 10.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  15. 15.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  17. 17.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  27. 27.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  28. 28.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  29. 29.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.🌉 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?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables

Answer key

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

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