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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 391 · 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) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  12. 12.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 220 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) balloons
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

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

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