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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 425 · 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: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  6. 6.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) cables tied down at ends
  15. 15.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  18. 18.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  22. 22.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  31. 31.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 385 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. 3
  3. arch bridge
  4. a curve under the deck
  5. piers
  6. False
  7. False
  8. suspension bridge
  9. 7
  10. suspension bridge
  11. cables tied down at ends
  12. a flat deck on piers
  13. stones squeezed together
  14. the simplest bridge
  15. True
  16. tension
  17. a log across a stream
  18. True
  19. suspension bridge
  20. good for short gaps
  21. tall towers hold cables
  22. False
  23. compression
  24. arch bridge
  25. suspension bridge
  26. False
  27. False
  28. suspension bridge
  29. arch bridge
  30. pushes out on its ends
  31. False
  32. 4
  33. True
  34. 45
  35. 6
  36. 3
  37. 11
  38. False
  39. False
  40. False

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