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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 23 · 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 of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) the simplest bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  12. 12.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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