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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 857 · 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.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) balloons
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) a log across a stream
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  17. 17.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  22. 22.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  35. 35.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers

Answer key

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

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