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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 84 · 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.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  2. 2.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.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) tall towers hold cables
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 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?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends
  16. 16.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) cables only
  36. 36.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends

Answer key

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

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