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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 300 · 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) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  5. 5.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) the simplest bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  18. 18.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) cables only
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) tall towers hold cables

Answer key

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

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