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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 459 · 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.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  5. 5.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends
  10. 10.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  13. 13.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) cables only
  18. 18.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  23. 23.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 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?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

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

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