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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 718 · 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 of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  9. 9.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) nothing
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 70 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.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  33. 33.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends

Answer key

  1. the simplest bridge
  2. suspension bridge
  3. tension
  4. good for short gaps
  5. 4
  6. cables tied down at ends
  7. suspension bridge
  8. suspension bridge
  9. compression
  10. 20
  11. suspension bridge
  12. beam bridge
  13. False
  14. arch bridge
  15. True
  16. a flat deck on piers
  17. stones squeezed together
  18. 7
  19. beam bridge
  20. beam bridge
  21. beam bridge
  22. 8
  23. piers
  24. suspension bridge
  25. 1
  26. False
  27. False
  28. False
  29. 50
  30. a log across a stream
  31. 30
  32. the longest spans of all
  33. True
  34. False
  35. True
  36. False
  37. 10
  38. a curve under the deck
  39. 2
  40. pushes out on its ends

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