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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 605 · 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 rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  12. 12.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 480 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  40. 40.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. arch bridge
  3. True
  4. deck hangs from cables
  5. a curve under the deck
  6. suspension bridge
  7. compression
  8. 35
  9. 4
  10. the simplest bridge
  11. a flat deck on piers
  12. tension
  13. 8
  14. True
  15. pushes out on its ends
  16. beam bridge
  17. suspension bridge
  18. False
  19. 12
  20. False
  21. False
  22. True
  23. stones squeezed together
  24. suspension bridge
  25. 7
  26. beam bridge
  27. arch bridge
  28. False
  29. 45
  30. False
  31. 9
  32. beam bridge
  33. 11
  34. suspension bridge
  35. True
  36. 9
  37. True
  38. piers
  39. a log across a stream
  40. False

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