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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 674 · 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.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) cables only
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 500 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  26. 26.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 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?
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  34. 34.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) deck hangs from cables
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 600 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) deck hangs from cables
  38. 38.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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