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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 763 · 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: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  6. 6.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  12. 12.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) balloons (d) cables only
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. True
  4. beam bridge
  5. 2
  6. True
  7. 7
  8. suspension bridge
  9. beam bridge
  10. a log across a stream
  11. stones squeezed together
  12. compression
  13. 50
  14. suspension bridge
  15. tension
  16. a curve under the deck
  17. beam bridge
  18. True
  19. True
  20. piers
  21. 6
  22. False
  23. suspension bridge
  24. suspension bridge
  25. suspension bridge
  26. True
  27. False
  28. 45
  29. False
  30. suspension bridge
  31. tall towers hold cables
  32. True
  33. beam bridge
  34. 2
  35. 50
  36. arch bridge
  37. True
  38. 9
  39. 7
  40. False

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