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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 736 · 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.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  6. 6.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  18. 18.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  22. 22.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  32. 32.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers

Answer key

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

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