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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 199 · 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) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  2. 2.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  8. 8.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  9. 9.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  28. 28.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  31. 31.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  33. 33.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the longest spans of all (c) deck hangs from cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  40. 40.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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