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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 597 · 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: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  15. 15.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  21. 21.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge

Answer key

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

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