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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 99 · 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) tension (d) friction
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  13. 13.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
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  30. 30.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) balloons (d) cables only
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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