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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 173 · 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 suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  5. 5.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the longest spans of all (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  7. 7.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) piers
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 550 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  31. 31.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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