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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 666 · 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.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) piers
  2. 2.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  15. 15.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 480 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 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 is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  34. 34.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream
  38. 38.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

  1. piers
  2. True
  3. suspension bridge
  4. a rope bridge in hills
  5. arch bridge
  6. tension
  7. 6
  8. tall towers hold cables
  9. 45
  10. good for short gaps
  11. a flat deck on piers
  12. suspension bridge
  13. compression
  14. stones squeezed together
  15. False
  16. 45
  17. 2
  18. suspension bridge
  19. 12
  20. True
  21. 9
  22. beam bridge
  23. 15
  24. 15
  25. beam bridge
  26. arch bridge
  27. False
  28. 1
  29. True
  30. suspension bridge
  31. False
  32. False
  33. a curve under the deck
  34. False
  35. True
  36. suspension bridge
  37. pushes out on its ends
  38. False
  39. 10
  40. 5

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