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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 798 · 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: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  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: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  7. 7.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.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
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  19. 19.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  21. 21.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  25. 25.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) nothing
  37. 37.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

  1. True
  2. 4
  3. suspension bridge
  4. False
  5. tension
  6. the simplest bridge
  7. False
  8. 1
  9. arch bridge
  10. a rope bridge in hills
  11. pushes out on its ends
  12. 20
  13. deck hangs from cables
  14. suspension bridge
  15. 3
  16. arch bridge
  17. 8
  18. stones squeezed together
  19. True
  20. tall towers hold cables
  21. True
  22. 10
  23. False
  24. a log across a stream
  25. True
  26. True
  27. False
  28. True
  29. beam bridge
  30. 50
  31. beam bridge
  32. 3
  33. 2
  34. suspension bridge
  35. False
  36. piers
  37. True
  38. compression
  39. a curve under the deck
  40. 6

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