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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 818 · 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 a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the longest spans of all (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  19. 19.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) cables only
  26. 26.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 60 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.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

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

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