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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 401 · 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: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  9. 9.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  14. 14.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) balloons
  15. 15.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 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?
  24. 24.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) deck hangs from cables
  34. 34.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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