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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 755 · 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 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) cables only
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 320 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  25. 25.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) the simplest bridge
  36. 36.🌉 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?
  37. 37.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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