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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 283 · 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 flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  6. 6.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  11. 11.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) cables only
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  21. 21.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  28. 28.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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