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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 212 · 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: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  6. 6.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) piers (d) cables only
  21. 21.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) deck hangs from cables
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  39. 39.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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