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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 456 · 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: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  15. 15.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  31. 31.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  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.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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