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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 692 · 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: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  4. 4.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 125 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  35. 35.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  40. 40.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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