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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 400 · 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.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) nothing (d) balloons
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  32. 32.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 220 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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