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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 235 · 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.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  2. 2.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends
  16. 16.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  17. 17.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 500 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  37. 37.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

  1. piers
  2. True
  3. 10
  4. compression
  5. suspension bridge
  6. suspension bridge
  7. arch bridge
  8. False
  9. suspension bridge
  10. 10
  11. 12
  12. suspension bridge
  13. beam bridge
  14. tall towers hold cables
  15. cables tied down at ends
  16. tension
  17. True
  18. False
  19. arch bridge
  20. arch bridge
  21. 10
  22. True
  23. stones squeezed together
  24. 50
  25. True
  26. False
  27. True
  28. False
  29. False
  30. 10
  31. a flat deck on piers
  32. beam bridge
  33. suspension bridge
  34. a log across a stream
  35. good for short gaps
  36. a rope bridge in hills
  37. True
  38. False
  39. suspension bridge
  40. 3

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