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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 726 · 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 of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  2. 2.🌉 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?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  8. 8.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) piers (d) nothing
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 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?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 275 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  38. 38.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a flat deck on piers
  2. 10
  3. beam bridge
  4. 9
  5. suspension bridge
  6. pushes out on its ends
  7. tension
  8. compression
  9. the longest spans of all
  10. 10
  11. piers
  12. 9
  13. arch bridge
  14. cables tied down at ends
  15. suspension bridge
  16. suspension bridge
  17. suspension bridge
  18. stones squeezed together
  19. arch bridge
  20. False
  21. False
  22. 7
  23. 12
  24. suspension bridge
  25. 10
  26. 2
  27. 6
  28. beam bridge
  29. 11
  30. 50
  31. 11
  32. deck hangs from cables
  33. 11
  34. 35
  35. False
  36. the simplest bridge
  37. tall towers hold cables
  38. False
  39. True
  40. True

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