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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 865 · 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) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  13. 13.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  22. 22.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the longest spans of all
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  33. 33.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) balloons
  39. 39.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. tension
  2. 45
  3. beam bridge
  4. suspension bridge
  5. False
  6. 9
  7. compression
  8. 6
  9. arch bridge
  10. 10
  11. 30
  12. a log across a stream
  13. False
  14. 5
  15. False
  16. suspension bridge
  17. good for short gaps
  18. suspension bridge
  19. beam bridge
  20. a rope bridge in hills
  21. the simplest bridge
  22. True
  23. arch bridge
  24. stones squeezed together
  25. beam bridge
  26. True
  27. suspension bridge
  28. suspension bridge
  29. 10
  30. beam bridge
  31. False
  32. deck hangs from cables
  33. False
  34. 40
  35. tall towers hold cables
  36. 2
  37. 5
  38. piers
  39. True
  40. True

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