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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 289 · 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: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) balloons (d) nothing
  28. 28.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 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?
  30. 30.🌉 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?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) the simplest bridge
  38. 38.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together

Answer key

  1. False
  2. suspension bridge
  3. beam bridge
  4. 7
  5. tall towers hold cables
  6. True
  7. beam bridge
  8. good for short gaps
  9. deck hangs from cables
  10. suspension bridge
  11. 30
  12. a curve under the deck
  13. 6
  14. True
  15. suspension bridge
  16. compression
  17. 2
  18. tension
  19. 11
  20. 2
  21. False
  22. suspension bridge
  23. True
  24. beam bridge
  25. False
  26. beam bridge
  27. piers
  28. True
  29. 5
  30. 10
  31. 1
  32. arch bridge
  33. False
  34. suspension bridge
  35. the longest spans of all
  36. 12
  37. stones squeezed together
  38. False
  39. True
  40. a flat deck on piers

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