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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 164 · 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: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  3. 3.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  13. 13.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 500 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  35. 35.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) balloons (d) nothing
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam 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) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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