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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 719 · 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: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  15. 15.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  18. 18.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 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?
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) the longest spans of all (c) deck hangs from cables (d) tall towers hold cables
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  25. 25.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 320 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.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
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 75 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.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

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

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