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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 600 · 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.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.🌉 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?
  6. 6.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  22. 22.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  25. 25.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) tall towers hold cables
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 180 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.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  32. 32.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  35. 35.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. suspension bridge
  4. 30
  5. 8
  6. compression
  7. suspension bridge
  8. beam bridge
  9. False
  10. True
  11. arch bridge
  12. True
  13. deck hangs from cables
  14. suspension bridge
  15. suspension bridge
  16. 8
  17. False
  18. 50
  19. 50
  20. suspension bridge
  21. stones squeezed together
  22. True
  23. False
  24. tension
  25. True
  26. False
  27. a flat deck on piers
  28. 11
  29. a curve under the deck
  30. good for short gaps
  31. tall towers hold cables
  32. False
  33. True
  34. pushes out on its ends
  35. piers
  36. 9
  37. arch bridge
  38. True
  39. 3
  40. 50

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