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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 236 · 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 log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) piers (d) nothing
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
  9. 9.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  22. 22.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  39. 39.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

  1. beam bridge
  2. True
  3. beam bridge
  4. 6
  5. arch bridge
  6. piers
  7. pushes out on its ends
  8. a rope bridge in hills
  9. False
  10. False
  11. deck hangs from cables
  12. beam bridge
  13. 50
  14. False
  15. tension
  16. suspension bridge
  17. suspension bridge
  18. 4
  19. True
  20. a log across a stream
  21. cables tied down at ends
  22. False
  23. 8
  24. suspension bridge
  25. a curve under the deck
  26. 45
  27. a flat deck on piers
  28. suspension bridge
  29. 2
  30. 35
  31. the longest spans of all
  32. 4
  33. False
  34. 15
  35. True
  36. 6
  37. False
  38. tall towers hold cables
  39. False
  40. 2

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