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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 233 · 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: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) nothing (d) balloons
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  25. 25.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  36. 36.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  40. 40.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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