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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 295 · 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 curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) balloons
  39. 39.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all

Answer key

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

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