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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 562 · 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: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
  12. 12.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) cables only (d) balloons
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 200 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: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  30. 30.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the longest spans of all
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. beam bridge
  2. suspension bridge
  3. 40
  4. arch bridge
  5. True
  6. cables tied down at ends
  7. a curve under the deck
  8. 5
  9. tall towers hold cables
  10. 50
  11. a rope bridge in hills
  12. piers
  13. 5
  14. a log across a stream
  15. 4
  16. beam bridge
  17. tension
  18. good for short gaps
  19. suspension bridge
  20. 3
  21. 11
  22. beam bridge
  23. 3
  24. arch bridge
  25. True
  26. compression
  27. suspension bridge
  28. suspension bridge
  29. pushes out on its ends
  30. False
  31. False
  32. False
  33. stones squeezed together
  34. 4
  35. 7
  36. False
  37. True
  38. 2
  39. 40
  40. True

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