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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 412 · 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) balloons (d) nothing
  2. 2.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 330 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the longest spans of all
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
  31. 31.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  34. 34.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  37. 37.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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