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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 620 · 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.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  9. 9.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  22. 22.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  25. 25.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  34. 34.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 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?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 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?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

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

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