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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 742 · 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 of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  14. 14.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  18. 18.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  25. 25.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) piers (d) cables only
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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