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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 366 · 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: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  3. 3.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  18. 18.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  20. 20.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  36. 36.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

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

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