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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 594 · 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 curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) piers (d) balloons
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  7. 7.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  19. 19.🌉 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?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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