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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 86 · 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: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  7. 7.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) nothing (d) cables only
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) deck hangs from cables
  9. 9.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  13. 13.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 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?
  26. 26.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  28. 28.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the longest spans of all
  32. 32.🌉 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?
  33. 33.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck

Answer key

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

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