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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 21 · 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) friction (d) tension
  2. 2.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) balloons
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  5. 5.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 125 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  32. 32.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.🌉 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?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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