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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 786 · 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 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  2. 2.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends
  7. 7.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) piers
  8. 8.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  37. 37.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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