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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 464 · 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.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 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) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  5. 5.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) piers (d) balloons
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  29. 29.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  33. 33.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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