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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 931 · 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.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  3. 3.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  7. 7.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 550 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 500 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  32. 32.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  40. 40.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force

Answer key

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

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