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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 104 · 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) deck hangs from cables (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  2. 2.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  9. 9.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  14. 14.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) nothing (d) cables only
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  22. 22.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  26. 26.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  28. 28.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  38. 38.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 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?

Answer key

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

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