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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 712 · 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: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  12. 12.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) piers (d) nothing
  16. 16.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
  25. 25.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

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

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