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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 618 · 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 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  2. 2.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) deck hangs from cables
  6. 6.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  12. 12.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 500 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  18. 18.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) piers
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 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?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 125 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 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?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 135 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. 45
  2. tension
  3. 8
  4. False
  5. a curve under the deck
  6. False
  7. True
  8. 4
  9. good for short gaps
  10. suspension bridge
  11. compression
  12. False
  13. 10
  14. stones squeezed together
  15. 2
  16. 10
  17. a flat deck on piers
  18. piers
  19. a rope bridge in hills
  20. suspension bridge
  21. arch bridge
  22. suspension bridge
  23. suspension bridge
  24. deck hangs from cables
  25. 2
  26. True
  27. 12
  28. True
  29. arch bridge
  30. 1
  31. 4
  32. the longest spans of all
  33. 5
  34. False
  35. False
  36. 7
  37. 11
  38. 20
  39. beam bridge
  40. 2

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