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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 723 · 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: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  8. 8.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) cables only (d) balloons
  9. 9.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

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

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