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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 789 · 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.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.🌉 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?
  8. 8.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) cables tied down at ends
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  26. 26.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  33. 33.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) good for short gaps (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  38. 38.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

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

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