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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 179 · 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.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  2. 2.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) deck hangs from cables
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  16. 16.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  19. 19.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 330 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.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  22. 22.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  27. 27.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) deck hangs from cables
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  35. 35.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the longest spans of all
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) cables only (d) balloons
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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