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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 617 · 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: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  17. 17.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  26. 26.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  31. 31.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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