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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 31 · 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 can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) tall towers hold cables
  5. 5.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  21. 21.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  26. 26.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  29. 29.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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