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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 531 · 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.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  6. 6.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) nothing
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  14. 14.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  24. 24.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the longest spans of all
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.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) the simplest bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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