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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 601 · 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 longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  5. 5.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  10. 10.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  15. 15.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  19. 19.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) a log across a stream
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  38. 38.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force

Answer key

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

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