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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 157 · 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.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) piers
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  11. 11.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  17. 17.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  27. 27.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 125 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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