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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 900 · 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: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  3. 3.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) balloons (d) cables only
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 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?
  11. 11.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 330 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 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?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 500 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  34. 34.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. suspension bridge
  2. stones squeezed together
  3. True
  4. piers
  5. 9
  6. False
  7. 30
  8. arch bridge
  9. False
  10. 1
  11. True
  12. beam bridge
  13. arch bridge
  14. tension
  15. 11
  16. 15
  17. suspension bridge
  18. 3
  19. 10
  20. a rope bridge in hills
  21. arch bridge
  22. True
  23. suspension bridge
  24. beam bridge
  25. False
  26. False
  27. beam bridge
  28. 10
  29. True
  30. suspension bridge
  31. tall towers hold cables
  32. 1
  33. compression
  34. True
  35. suspension bridge
  36. pushes out on its ends
  37. 10
  38. beam bridge
  39. 12
  40. False

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