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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 701 · 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) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) the simplest bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  16. 16.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) piers
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

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

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