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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 834 · 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 beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  2. 2.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) piers (d) cables only
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  8. 8.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) a log across a stream
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 550 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  36. 36.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

  1. the simplest bridge
  2. tension
  3. suspension bridge
  4. beam bridge
  5. piers
  6. suspension bridge
  7. the longest spans of all
  8. False
  9. a rope bridge in hills
  10. 9
  11. True
  12. True
  13. 11
  14. 20
  15. a log across a stream
  16. suspension bridge
  17. compression
  18. 15
  19. a flat deck on piers
  20. 50
  21. True
  22. 1
  23. beam bridge
  24. 6
  25. False
  26. 10
  27. False
  28. suspension bridge
  29. False
  30. suspension bridge
  31. arch bridge
  32. 6
  33. 7
  34. 45
  35. deck hangs from cables
  36. True
  37. 9
  38. suspension bridge
  39. False
  40. beam bridge

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