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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 286 · 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 a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  10. 10.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) piers (d) nothing
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  19. 19.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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