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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 621 · 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 flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  6. 6.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 385 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  11. 11.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) piers (d) cables only
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  20. 20.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

  1. True
  2. beam bridge
  3. suspension bridge
  4. beam bridge
  5. stones squeezed together
  6. False
  7. a curve under the deck
  8. 11
  9. compression
  10. a flat deck on piers
  11. piers
  12. 2
  13. 2
  14. 4
  15. 5
  16. 10
  17. the simplest bridge
  18. False
  19. good for short gaps
  20. False
  21. True
  22. 45
  23. arch bridge
  24. False
  25. 2
  26. 9
  27. 25
  28. 10
  29. a rope bridge in hills
  30. 6
  31. suspension bridge
  32. False
  33. False
  34. 50
  35. False
  36. tall towers hold cables
  37. pushes out on its ends
  38. 2
  39. True
  40. 4

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