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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 647 · 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: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) nothing (d) balloons
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  12. 12.🌉 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?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  15. 15.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  18. 18.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  23. 23.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  31. 31.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) good for short gaps
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

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

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