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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 854 · 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: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) piers
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  16. 16.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
  17. 17.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  29. 29.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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