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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 305 · 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.🌉 A beam bridge is 220 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  5. 5.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) nothing (d) balloons
  11. 11.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  26. 26.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  29. 29.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the longest spans of all (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers

Answer key

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

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