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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 67 · 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: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 320 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  11. 11.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the longest spans of all
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream
  30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  32. 32.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

  1. arch bridge
  2. True
  3. 8
  4. piers
  5. 11
  6. suspension bridge
  7. suspension bridge
  8. True
  9. False
  10. the longest spans of all
  11. compression
  12. beam bridge
  13. False
  14. tension
  15. beam bridge
  16. a log across a stream
  17. 5
  18. beam bridge
  19. suspension bridge
  20. beam bridge
  21. True
  22. 40
  23. 6
  24. False
  25. a rope bridge in hills
  26. suspension bridge
  27. suspension bridge
  28. arch bridge
  29. stones squeezed together
  30. a curve under the deck
  31. cables tied down at ends
  32. False
  33. 15
  34. False
  35. False
  36. True
  37. 45
  38. True
  39. the simplest bridge
  40. 5

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