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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 507 · 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.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) cables only (d) balloons
  4. 4.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  6. 6.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  14. 14.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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