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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 535 · 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) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 600 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  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: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 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?
  23. 23.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 320 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.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
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) a log across a stream

Answer key

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

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