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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 930 · 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 of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  3. 3.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) deck hangs from cables
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) nothing (d) balloons
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends

Answer key

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

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