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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 606 · 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.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 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?
  23. 23.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.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) deck hangs from cables
  34. 34.🌉 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?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

  1. False
  2. 50
  3. a log across a stream
  4. 1
  5. 20
  6. 45
  7. a flat deck on piers
  8. suspension bridge
  9. 7
  10. arch bridge
  11. arch bridge
  12. good for short gaps
  13. compression
  14. beam bridge
  15. True
  16. suspension bridge
  17. True
  18. cables tied down at ends
  19. stones squeezed together
  20. the simplest bridge
  21. 30
  22. 5
  23. True
  24. arch bridge
  25. piers
  26. deck hangs from cables
  27. 7
  28. False
  29. beam bridge
  30. tension
  31. a rope bridge in hills
  32. beam bridge
  33. a curve under the deck
  34. 1
  35. 7
  36. the longest spans of all
  37. 10
  38. 15
  39. 1
  40. 3

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