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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 819 · 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.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  18. 18.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  35. 35.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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