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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 536 · 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 of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  2. 2.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.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
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) balloons
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 385 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  29. 29.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 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?
  36. 36.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

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

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