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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 481 · 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) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  8. 8.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) cables tied down at ends
  13. 13.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 420 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  23. 23.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  32. 32.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) piers (d) nothing
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. suspension bridge
  2. suspension bridge
  3. good for short gaps
  4. cables tied down at ends
  5. 25
  6. True
  7. stones squeezed together
  8. False
  9. True
  10. False
  11. True
  12. pushes out on its ends
  13. False
  14. suspension bridge
  15. 3
  16. tall towers hold cables
  17. beam bridge
  18. 20
  19. 12
  20. 5
  21. tension
  22. a log across a stream
  23. False
  24. 45
  25. 2
  26. arch bridge
  27. False
  28. arch bridge
  29. compression
  30. deck hangs from cables
  31. a flat deck on piers
  32. True
  33. piers
  34. 45
  35. True
  36. suspension bridge
  37. a rope bridge in hills
  38. the simplest bridge
  39. beam bridge
  40. False

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