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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 512 · 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) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  8. 8.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) nothing
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) deck hangs from cables
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  29. 29.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  31. 31.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 450 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: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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