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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 626 · 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 of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  3. 3.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) piers (d) balloons
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  13. 13.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the longest spans of all
  39. 39.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers

Answer key

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

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