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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 999 · 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) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream
  3. 3.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  23. 23.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  40. 40.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing

Answer key

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

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