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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 768 · 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) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  2. 2.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 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?
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) deck hangs from cables
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  13. 13.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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