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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 411 · 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.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 480 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  8. 8.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 220 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  14. 14.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  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) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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