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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 448 · 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: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) nothing (d) cables only
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 440 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  31. 31.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  33. 33.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  39. 39.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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