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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 744 · 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 bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  4. 4.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) balloons
  20. 20.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  26. 26.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  29. 29.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 385 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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