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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 42 · 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: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 220 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  9. 9.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) a rope bridge in hills
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  28. 28.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) piers
  31. 31.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  33. 33.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 140 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.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck

Answer key

  1. suspension bridge
  2. False
  3. False
  4. 50
  5. suspension bridge
  6. 11
  7. beam bridge
  8. stones squeezed together
  9. False
  10. the longest spans of all
  11. 2
  12. 8
  13. a flat deck on piers
  14. deck hangs from cables
  15. arch bridge
  16. True
  17. tension
  18. beam bridge
  19. good for short gaps
  20. suspension bridge
  21. arch bridge
  22. True
  23. 7
  24. False
  25. 25
  26. beam bridge
  27. a log across a stream
  28. False
  29. True
  30. piers
  31. True
  32. compression
  33. False
  34. 10
  35. tall towers hold cables
  36. 10
  37. False
  38. 6
  39. True
  40. a curve under the deck

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