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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 486 · 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) tension (d) no force
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) a log across a stream
  22. 22.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  33. 33.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

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

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