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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 571 · 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 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  2. 2.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  3. 3.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) cables only (d) balloons
  7. 7.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  10. 10.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends
  20. 20.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 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?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the longest spans of all
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 220 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) deck hangs from cables
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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