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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 544 · 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 an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  2. 2.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) piers
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the longest spans of all
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 160 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.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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