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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 466 · 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 curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  9. 9.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) piers (d) cables only
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  28. 28.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  34. 34.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  39. 39.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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