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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 619 · 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: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  7. 7.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  9. 9.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) tall towers hold cables
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 175 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.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  31. 31.🌉 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?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  36. 36.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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