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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 463 · 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 an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) balloons
  6. 6.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the longest spans of all
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  26. 26.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  33. 33.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  37. 37.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  40. 40.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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