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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 227 · 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) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) piers (d) cables only
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  30. 30.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 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?
  32. 32.🌉 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?
  33. 33.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

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

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