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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 892 · 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 a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) tall towers hold cables
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  8. 8.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  11. 11.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) nothing
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 220 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 500 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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