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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 986 · 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) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) cables only (d) balloons
  4. 4.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  15. 15.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  21. 21.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) the simplest bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  32. 32.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  34. 34.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  37. 37.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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