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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 177 · 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) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  11. 11.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  24. 24.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. tension
  2. 45
  3. True
  4. suspension bridge
  5. False
  6. False
  7. True
  8. True
  9. False
  10. good for short gaps
  11. False
  12. False
  13. a flat deck on piers
  14. the longest spans of all
  15. suspension bridge
  16. arch bridge
  17. 7
  18. beam bridge
  19. tall towers hold cables
  20. the simplest bridge
  21. False
  22. piers
  23. stones squeezed together
  24. False
  25. False
  26. False
  27. 11
  28. suspension bridge
  29. True
  30. False
  31. beam bridge
  32. True
  33. True
  34. compression
  35. 30
  36. 7
  37. True
  38. arch bridge
  39. 50
  40. True

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