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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 322 · 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: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  8. 8.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) piers (d) balloons
  15. 15.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) cables tied down at ends
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 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?
  27. 27.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  29. 29.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.🌉 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?

Answer key

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

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