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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 503 · 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 suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) a rope bridge in hills
  3. 3.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) piers
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  11. 11.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  12. 12.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the longest spans of all (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.🌉 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?
  32. 32.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  34. 34.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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