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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 664 · 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) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  2. 2.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) tall towers hold cables (d) deck hangs from cables
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 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?
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) the longest spans of all (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  30. 30.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 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?
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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