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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 575 · 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 log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 550 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  12. 12.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  19. 19.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) nothing
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 330 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  31. 31.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  40. 40.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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