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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 657 · 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 is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) nothing (d) balloons
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 420 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  17. 17.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  31. 31.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

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

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