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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 576 · 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) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  2. 2.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) nothing (d) balloons
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  27. 27.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  35. 35.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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