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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 188 · 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) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  2. 2.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  15. 15.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) piers (d) nothing
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  23. 23.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  32. 32.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  38. 38.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

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

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