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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 762 · 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 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  2. 2.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) piers
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 440 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 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?
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  11. 11.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  19. 19.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  22. 22.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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