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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 343 · 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 bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the longest spans of all
  6. 6.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 60 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) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  18. 18.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  19. 19.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 350 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.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  28. 28.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  40. 40.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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