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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 355 · 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: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  14. 14.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.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) good for short gaps
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) piers
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 600 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) cables tied down at ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  27. 27.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 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?
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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