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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 543 · 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.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) nothing
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  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 is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  20. 20.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  23. 23.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

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

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