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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 934 · 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 suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream
  8. 8.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 20 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: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch 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) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  22. 22.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  24. 24.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 320 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge

Answer key

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

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