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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 75 · 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 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) deck hangs from cables
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) cables only
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  19. 19.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the longest spans of all
  24. 24.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) a log across a stream
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the longest spans of all
  31. 31.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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