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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 608 · 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: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) piers (d) nothing
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  26. 26.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  28. 28.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

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

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