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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 889 · 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: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  6. 6.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.🌉 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?
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  18. 18.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  27. 27.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) balloons (d) cables only
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

  1. arch bridge
  2. a curve under the deck
  3. suspension bridge
  4. beam bridge
  5. tension
  6. True
  7. 50
  8. True
  9. 3
  10. 2
  11. deck hangs from cables
  12. beam bridge
  13. 2
  14. True
  15. suspension bridge
  16. arch bridge
  17. a flat deck on piers
  18. False
  19. False
  20. 8
  21. beam bridge
  22. suspension bridge
  23. 30
  24. tall towers hold cables
  25. beam bridge
  26. compression
  27. False
  28. suspension bridge
  29. piers
  30. 6
  31. the simplest bridge
  32. suspension bridge
  33. True
  34. 3
  35. False
  36. False
  37. 10
  38. stones squeezed together
  39. 50
  40. suspension bridge

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