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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 671 · 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 flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  6. 6.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  17. 17.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  20. 20.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. beam bridge
  2. 2
  3. compression
  4. arch bridge
  5. tension
  6. False
  7. True
  8. beam bridge
  9. True
  10. True
  11. arch bridge
  12. True
  13. a flat deck on piers
  14. suspension bridge
  15. 7
  16. a curve under the deck
  17. False
  18. suspension bridge
  19. pushes out on its ends
  20. False
  21. beam bridge
  22. 20
  23. True
  24. 20
  25. a rope bridge in hills
  26. beam bridge
  27. True
  28. suspension bridge
  29. True
  30. True
  31. 12
  32. arch bridge
  33. piers
  34. 9
  35. False
  36. the simplest bridge
  37. 50
  38. 8
  39. True
  40. False

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