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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 628 · 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.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) piers (d) balloons
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  15. 15.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  20. 20.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  23. 23.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps

Answer key

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

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