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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 695 · 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.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  3. 3.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  7. 7.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) nothing (d) balloons
  13. 13.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  18. 18.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  24. 24.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the longest spans of all
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  30. 30.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all

Answer key

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

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