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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 821 · 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: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  6. 6.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  10. 10.🌉 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?
  11. 11.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) tall towers hold cables
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) nothing
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. suspension bridge
  2. suspension bridge
  3. 3
  4. suspension bridge
  5. a log across a stream
  6. False
  7. 40
  8. arch bridge
  9. tension
  10. 2
  11. True
  12. arch bridge
  13. 50
  14. beam bridge
  15. False
  16. True
  17. True
  18. beam bridge
  19. 15
  20. False
  21. True
  22. 45
  23. suspension bridge
  24. compression
  25. good for short gaps
  26. the simplest bridge
  27. suspension bridge
  28. a curve under the deck
  29. deck hangs from cables
  30. False
  31. piers
  32. 1
  33. False
  34. 4
  35. 5
  36. 40
  37. 5
  38. beam bridge
  39. pushes out on its ends
  40. True

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