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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 715 · 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 curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) balloons
  8. 8.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  9. 9.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  18. 18.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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