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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 404 · 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) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  15. 15.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  20. 20.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 500 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  30. 30.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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