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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 555 · 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.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) piers
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  10. 10.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 385 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the longest spans of all
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) a rope bridge in hills
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

  1. piers
  2. deck hangs from cables
  3. 3
  4. False
  5. tension
  6. a flat deck on piers
  7. suspension bridge
  8. 7
  9. compression
  10. False
  11. False
  12. 10
  13. arch bridge
  14. beam bridge
  15. 7
  16. suspension bridge
  17. a curve under the deck
  18. 2
  19. suspension bridge
  20. True
  21. True
  22. 11
  23. the simplest bridge
  24. a log across a stream
  25. suspension bridge
  26. 5
  27. True
  28. beam bridge
  29. arch bridge
  30. 4
  31. beam bridge
  32. 45
  33. True
  34. 10
  35. 25
  36. 10
  37. 12
  38. False
  39. 35
  40. suspension bridge

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