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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 63 · 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: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  16. 16.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) balloons
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  20. 20.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  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.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  34. 34.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) deck hangs from cables
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  40. 40.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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