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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 756 · 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.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  8. 8.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  10. 10.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) deck hangs from cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  20. 20.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  22. 22.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  23. 23.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) piers (d) nothing
  33. 33.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) good for short gaps
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the longest spans of all
  38. 38.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together

Answer key

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

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