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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 610 · 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: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) balloons
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  16. 16.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  25. 25.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

  1. True
  2. suspension bridge
  3. True
  4. stones squeezed together
  5. 30
  6. a log across a stream
  7. good for short gaps
  8. suspension bridge
  9. piers
  10. suspension bridge
  11. 6
  12. True
  13. False
  14. False
  15. a curve under the deck
  16. True
  17. 50
  18. compression
  19. 4
  20. the simplest bridge
  21. 45
  22. pushes out on its ends
  23. a rope bridge in hills
  24. a flat deck on piers
  25. tension
  26. arch bridge
  27. beam bridge
  28. beam bridge
  29. False
  30. False
  31. 5
  32. False
  33. True
  34. 20
  35. True
  36. suspension bridge
  37. tall towers hold cables
  38. 15
  39. True
  40. 40

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