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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 18 · 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: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) piers (d) nothing
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  10. 10.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  31. 31.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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