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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 120 · 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: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.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
  31. 31.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

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

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