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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 598 · 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 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  2. 2.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  7. 7.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  37. 37.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. piers
  3. tension
  4. beam bridge
  5. 8
  6. stones squeezed together
  7. False
  8. True
  9. False
  10. the simplest bridge
  11. arch bridge
  12. 7
  13. suspension bridge
  14. False
  15. beam bridge
  16. suspension bridge
  17. the longest spans of all
  18. 3
  19. 7
  20. 5
  21. 10
  22. 2
  23. 15
  24. compression
  25. a rope bridge in hills
  26. beam bridge
  27. arch bridge
  28. 8
  29. 7
  30. False
  31. a flat deck on piers
  32. tall towers hold cables
  33. 5
  34. suspension bridge
  35. False
  36. pushes out on its ends
  37. True
  38. True
  39. 11
  40. beam bridge

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