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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 949 · 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 can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  2. 2.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) nothing (d) balloons
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) tall towers hold cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  16. 16.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  18. 18.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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