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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 125 · 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) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) tall towers hold cables
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  10. 10.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  13. 13.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  32. 32.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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