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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 160 · 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) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) balloons
  4. 4.🌉 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?
  5. 5.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) deck hangs from cables
  12. 12.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) tall towers hold cables
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 330 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  24. 24.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers 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.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. piers
  4. 2
  5. tension
  6. 50
  7. tall towers hold cables
  8. beam bridge
  9. beam bridge
  10. 11
  11. pushes out on its ends
  12. False
  13. beam bridge
  14. good for short gaps
  15. 11
  16. False
  17. arch bridge
  18. True
  19. a flat deck on piers
  20. suspension bridge
  21. arch bridge
  22. cables tied down at ends
  23. deck hangs from cables
  24. False
  25. 30
  26. suspension bridge
  27. True
  28. True
  29. 7
  30. True
  31. compression
  32. beam bridge
  33. 5
  34. False
  35. True
  36. 8
  37. 5
  38. 10
  39. suspension bridge
  40. arch bridge

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