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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 668 · 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.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
  3. 3.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  5. 5.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  9. 9.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  24. 24.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  29. 29.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  34. 34.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

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

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