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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 721 · 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) no force (d) friction
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 600 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the longest spans of all
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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