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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 518 · 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 can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  4. 4.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  6. 6.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  8. 8.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the longest spans of all
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  16. 16.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  20. 20.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. suspension bridge
  2. beam bridge
  3. compression
  4. False
  5. stones squeezed together
  6. True
  7. tension
  8. True
  9. False
  10. piers
  11. 7
  12. False
  13. suspension bridge
  14. the simplest bridge
  15. good for short gaps
  16. False
  17. beam bridge
  18. suspension bridge
  19. a curve under the deck
  20. False
  21. pushes out on its ends
  22. 20
  23. True
  24. 25
  25. True
  26. 25
  27. a flat deck on piers
  28. tall towers hold cables
  29. the longest spans of all
  30. 2
  31. True
  32. beam bridge
  33. 3
  34. 4
  35. False
  36. deck hangs from cables
  37. arch bridge
  38. arch bridge
  39. 50
  40. True

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