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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 802 · 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 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?
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  8. 8.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.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) deck hangs from cables
  18. 18.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
  21. 21.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  32. 32.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

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

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