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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 166 · 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 bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  6. 6.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) piers (d) cables only
  13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  14. 14.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) tall towers hold cables
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 220 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  38. 38.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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