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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 773 · 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 an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  8. 8.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 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?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.🌉 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?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  26. 26.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 405 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. stones squeezed together
  2. suspension bridge
  3. a curve under the deck
  4. tension
  5. suspension bridge
  6. beam bridge
  7. compression
  8. False
  9. 1
  10. suspension bridge
  11. 11
  12. suspension bridge
  13. deck hangs from cables
  14. beam bridge
  15. 9
  16. 10
  17. True
  18. a rope bridge in hills
  19. beam bridge
  20. 7
  21. True
  22. 3
  23. False
  24. good for short gaps
  25. cables tied down at ends
  26. False
  27. False
  28. False
  29. 7
  30. suspension bridge
  31. 8
  32. beam bridge
  33. suspension bridge
  34. True
  35. True
  36. 9
  37. 6
  38. True
  39. 1
  40. False

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