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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 397 · 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) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  3. 3.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  8. 8.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  22. 22.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  29. 29.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  30. 30.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a rope bridge in hills

Answer key

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

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