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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 750 · 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: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  5. 5.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  18. 18.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  31. 31.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  34. 34.🌉 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?
  35. 35.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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