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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 526 · 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) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  2. 2.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends
  16. 16.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  23. 23.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  29. 29.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  30. 30.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 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?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

  1. tension
  2. piers
  3. 7
  4. 8
  5. False
  6. good for short gaps
  7. suspension bridge
  8. suspension bridge
  9. suspension bridge
  10. False
  11. 40
  12. a curve under the deck
  13. 3
  14. tall towers hold cables
  15. deck hangs from cables
  16. False
  17. suspension bridge
  18. suspension bridge
  19. 15
  20. 40
  21. 6
  22. a flat deck on piers
  23. False
  24. 35
  25. False
  26. 5
  27. False
  28. pushes out on its ends
  29. compression
  30. True
  31. 35
  32. 30
  33. 10
  34. beam bridge
  35. 45
  36. True
  37. True
  38. 3
  39. 40
  40. 45

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