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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 851 · 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 of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  8. 8.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

  1. stones squeezed together
  2. 12
  3. 2
  4. 7
  5. False
  6. suspension bridge
  7. cables tied down at ends
  8. piers
  9. 50
  10. suspension bridge
  11. suspension bridge
  12. a flat deck on piers
  13. beam bridge
  14. 20
  15. tension
  16. the longest spans of all
  17. deck hangs from cables
  18. beam bridge
  19. 10
  20. arch bridge
  21. good for short gaps
  22. a curve under the deck
  23. suspension bridge
  24. False
  25. False
  26. the simplest bridge
  27. False
  28. compression
  29. 20
  30. 10
  31. True
  32. beam bridge
  33. 30
  34. beam bridge
  35. suspension bridge
  36. False
  37. True
  38. 11
  39. 25
  40. 8

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