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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 472 · 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.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  5. 5.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.🌉 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?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 480 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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