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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 568 · 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: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  3. 3.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  11. 11.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) the longest spans of all
  12. 12.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  22. 22.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) piers (d) cables only
  40. 40.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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