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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 321 · 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 of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  14. 14.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  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.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  28. 28.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 405 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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