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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 462 · 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: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) balloons (d) cables only
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  10. 10.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  13. 13.🌉 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?
  14. 14.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  16. 16.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  17. 17.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  18. 18.🌉 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?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 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?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  25. 25.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  33. 33.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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