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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 739 · 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: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  10. 10.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 550 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) balloons (d) nothing
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  23. 23.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  25. 25.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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