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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 748 · 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: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  17. 17.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 500 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) piers (d) balloons
  29. 29.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  32. 32.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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