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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 41 · 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: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  4. 4.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  5. 5.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the longest spans of all (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  15. 15.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) piers
  18. 18.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  21. 21.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

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

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