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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 55 · 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.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  6. 6.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  13. 13.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  27. 27.🌉 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?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 440 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  33. 33.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  34. 34.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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