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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 596 · 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) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  3. 3.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  13. 13.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) cables tied down at ends
  22. 22.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  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.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  32. 32.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  37. 37.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) a log across a stream

Answer key

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

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