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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 884 · 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: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 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?
  7. 7.🌉 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?
  8. 8.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) deck hangs from cables
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.🌉 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?
  30. 30.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  40. 40.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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