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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 356 · 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 of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  2. 2.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  6. 6.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) piers
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

  1. stones squeezed together
  2. False
  3. 2
  4. a curve under the deck
  5. the simplest bridge
  6. True
  7. True
  8. arch bridge
  9. tension
  10. a flat deck on piers
  11. deck hangs from cables
  12. False
  13. 12
  14. False
  15. False
  16. the longest spans of all
  17. 50
  18. False
  19. True
  20. False
  21. a log across a stream
  22. 50
  23. piers
  24. beam bridge
  25. 7
  26. compression
  27. 10
  28. suspension bridge
  29. suspension bridge
  30. a rope bridge in hills
  31. 6
  32. True
  33. pushes out on its ends
  34. arch bridge
  35. 11
  36. 4
  37. False
  38. False
  39. beam bridge
  40. beam bridge

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