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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 856 · 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 flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  7. 7.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) piers (d) cables only
  15. 15.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  22. 22.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  29. 29.🌉 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?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the longest spans of all
  39. 39.🌉 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?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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