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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 989 · 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.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) piers (d) cables only
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) cables tied down at ends
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  17. 17.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  26. 26.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 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?
  38. 38.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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