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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 905 · 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 an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  13. 13.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) balloons (d) nothing
  14. 14.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  18. 18.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 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?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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