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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 386 · 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: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) nothing
  6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 440 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  20. 20.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  25. 25.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

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

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