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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 688 · 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) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  18. 18.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) cables tied down at ends
  23. 23.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  28. 28.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  30. 30.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  33. 33.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 320 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

  1. beam bridge
  2. False
  3. a rope bridge in hills
  4. suspension bridge
  5. True
  6. deck hangs from cables
  7. a log across a stream
  8. good for short gaps
  9. 2
  10. 10
  11. suspension bridge
  12. beam bridge
  13. True
  14. arch bridge
  15. beam bridge
  16. 4
  17. stones squeezed together
  18. True
  19. 50
  20. False
  21. True
  22. the simplest bridge
  23. False
  24. 10
  25. 7
  26. suspension bridge
  27. compression
  28. False
  29. piers
  30. False
  31. 2
  32. tension
  33. True
  34. beam bridge
  35. arch bridge
  36. 35
  37. 6
  38. False
  39. 35
  40. 8

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