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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 220 · 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: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) cables tied down at ends
  4. 4.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  6. 6.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  7. 7.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  34. 34.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) the simplest bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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