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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 581 · 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 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) good for short gaps
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) piers (d) balloons
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  21. 21.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  27. 27.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 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?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) the simplest bridge
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 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?
  38. 38.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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