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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 495 · 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 an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  2. 2.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  10. 10.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) cables only
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  17. 17.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  22. 22.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 330 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  25. 25.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  35. 35.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 50 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.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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