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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 350 · 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) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  8. 8.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) cables tied down at ends
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  19. 19.🌉 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?
  20. 20.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) balloons (d) cables only
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  22. 22.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 550 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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