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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 613 · 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: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  12. 12.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  28. 28.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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