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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 691 · 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 can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  8. 8.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  12. 12.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  16. 16.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) the simplest bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  22. 22.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the longest spans of all
  24. 24.🌉 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?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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