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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 587 · 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 can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  5. 5.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  8. 8.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  13. 13.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  15. 15.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 350 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.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.🌉 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?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 500 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  24. 24.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 440 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 420 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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