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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 127 · 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: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  24. 24.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) nothing (d) cables only
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  26. 26.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 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?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  39. 39.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge

Answer key

  1. arch bridge
  2. 8
  3. a flat deck on piers
  4. tension
  5. pushes out on its ends
  6. beam bridge
  7. 3
  8. arch bridge
  9. True
  10. 11
  11. suspension bridge
  12. beam bridge
  13. 40
  14. arch bridge
  15. False
  16. True
  17. beam bridge
  18. 45
  19. suspension bridge
  20. 4
  21. compression
  22. 11
  23. a rope bridge in hills
  24. piers
  25. tall towers hold cables
  26. False
  27. False
  28. True
  29. 3
  30. 9
  31. the longest spans of all
  32. suspension bridge
  33. beam bridge
  34. suspension bridge
  35. cables tied down at ends
  36. True
  37. suspension bridge
  38. stones squeezed together
  39. False
  40. the simplest bridge

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