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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 361 · 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: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) piers (d) cables only
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  21. 21.🌉 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?
  22. 22.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  23. 23.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  28. 28.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 90 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: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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