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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 716 · 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.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 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?
  4. 4.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 320 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) piers
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  31. 31.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. beam bridge
  2. suspension bridge
  3. 11
  4. False
  5. True
  6. a rope bridge in hills
  7. tall towers hold cables
  8. 12
  9. arch bridge
  10. a curve under the deck
  11. 9
  12. 40
  13. False
  14. deck hangs from cables
  15. beam bridge
  16. 10
  17. 8
  18. False
  19. True
  20. arch bridge
  21. True
  22. piers
  23. 6
  24. a log across a stream
  25. 9
  26. beam bridge
  27. suspension bridge
  28. 45
  29. beam bridge
  30. compression
  31. False
  32. tension
  33. 10
  34. 10
  35. suspension bridge
  36. arch bridge
  37. 30
  38. the simplest bridge
  39. 10
  40. False

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