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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 427 · 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.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  3. 3.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 420 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  17. 17.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  24. 24.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the longest spans of all
  30. 30.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) balloons
  31. 31.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 550 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

  1. False
  2. tension
  3. False
  4. beam bridge
  5. suspension bridge
  6. suspension bridge
  7. compression
  8. stones squeezed together
  9. beam bridge
  10. a rope bridge in hills
  11. a log across a stream
  12. 12
  13. 10
  14. the simplest bridge
  15. 8
  16. pushes out on its ends
  17. True
  18. suspension bridge
  19. False
  20. 7
  21. suspension bridge
  22. suspension bridge
  23. cables tied down at ends
  24. False
  25. False
  26. False
  27. False
  28. 7
  29. good for short gaps
  30. piers
  31. True
  32. 40
  33. arch bridge
  34. 11
  35. beam bridge
  36. arch bridge
  37. False
  38. False
  39. 10
  40. 50

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