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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 547 · 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) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  14. 14.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 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?
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  26. 26.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. compression
  2. cables tied down at ends
  3. arch bridge
  4. arch bridge
  5. False
  6. 35
  7. False
  8. True
  9. 1
  10. tension
  11. suspension bridge
  12. pushes out on its ends
  13. good for short gaps
  14. False
  15. the simplest bridge
  16. a rope bridge in hills
  17. a curve under the deck
  18. 1
  19. True
  20. suspension bridge
  21. True
  22. True
  23. False
  24. 6
  25. stones squeezed together
  26. True
  27. beam bridge
  28. a flat deck on piers
  29. suspension bridge
  30. False
  31. True
  32. False
  33. 6
  34. suspension bridge
  35. 45
  36. arch bridge
  37. beam bridge
  38. 50
  39. True
  40. False

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