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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 602 · 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: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 385 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 440 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  30. 30.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.🌉 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?
  35. 35.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  38. 38.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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