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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 554 · 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) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  2. 2.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  3. 3.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  11. 11.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) a log across a stream
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 550 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the longest spans of all
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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