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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 491 · 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 a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the longest spans of all
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  29. 29.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  31. 31.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) tall towers hold cables
  33. 33.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 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 a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. good for short gaps
  4. 5
  5. deck hangs from cables
  6. 9
  7. True
  8. False
  9. cables tied down at ends
  10. 20
  11. beam bridge
  12. suspension bridge
  13. stones squeezed together
  14. the simplest bridge
  15. 30
  16. 50
  17. suspension bridge
  18. tension
  19. arch bridge
  20. True
  21. True
  22. compression
  23. 9
  24. piers
  25. beam bridge
  26. beam bridge
  27. suspension bridge
  28. a curve under the deck
  29. False
  30. tall towers hold cables
  31. True
  32. a log across a stream
  33. False
  34. arch bridge
  35. False
  36. 3
  37. False
  38. 6
  39. suspension bridge
  40. 45

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