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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 467 · 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: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) tall towers hold cables
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a rope bridge in hills
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  25. 25.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) piers
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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