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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 993 · 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.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) nothing (d) balloons
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  7. 7.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  16. 16.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) deck hangs from cables (d) cables tied down at ends

Answer key

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

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