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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 679 · 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: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  6. 6.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  8. 8.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  17. 17.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) deck hangs from cables
  20. 20.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  29. 29.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  30. 30.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 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?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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