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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 203 · 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) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  2. 2.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  29. 29.🌉 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?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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