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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 703 · 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.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  7. 7.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  8. 8.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  21. 21.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  24. 24.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  31. 31.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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