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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 871 · 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 can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  8. 8.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  9. 9.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  17. 17.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the longest spans of all
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

  1. suspension bridge
  2. suspension bridge
  3. 7
  4. False
  5. a log across a stream
  6. 50
  7. compression
  8. piers
  9. False
  10. pushes out on its ends
  11. beam bridge
  12. 35
  13. tension
  14. suspension bridge
  15. True
  16. tall towers hold cables
  17. False
  18. True
  19. a curve under the deck
  20. arch bridge
  21. 35
  22. True
  23. 4
  24. 15
  25. arch bridge
  26. 3
  27. True
  28. 10
  29. False
  30. good for short gaps
  31. a flat deck on piers
  32. a rope bridge in hills
  33. 45
  34. 5
  35. beam bridge
  36. 25
  37. 6
  38. 5
  39. False
  40. 3

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