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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 482 · 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 of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  4. 4.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) nothing (d) balloons
  12. 12.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) a rope bridge in hills
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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