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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 794 · 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 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  19. 19.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  20. 20.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) piers (d) balloons
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  32. 32.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 440 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers

Answer key

  1. 6
  2. 45
  3. a flat deck on piers
  4. suspension bridge
  5. True
  6. compression
  7. suspension bridge
  8. False
  9. beam bridge
  10. 45
  11. False
  12. arch bridge
  13. beam bridge
  14. arch bridge
  15. True
  16. a curve under the deck
  17. 8
  18. a rope bridge in hills
  19. tension
  20. False
  21. deck hangs from cables
  22. arch bridge
  23. piers
  24. 15
  25. suspension bridge
  26. 40
  27. the simplest bridge
  28. False
  29. False
  30. 4
  31. a log across a stream
  32. False
  33. 11
  34. suspension bridge
  35. 3
  36. 11
  37. True
  38. True
  39. suspension bridge
  40. stones squeezed together

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