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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 567 · 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: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 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?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  25. 25.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 500 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  36. 36.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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