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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 530 · 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) friction (d) no force
  2. 2.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  5. 5.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  19. 19.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  23. 23.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  27. 27.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  38. 38.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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