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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 782 · 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: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  5. 5.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  13. 13.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) cables only
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) a rope bridge in hills
  18. 18.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. pushes out on its ends
  4. a log across a stream
  5. True
  6. True
  7. arch bridge
  8. suspension bridge
  9. beam bridge
  10. False
  11. True
  12. compression
  13. tension
  14. deck hangs from cables
  15. arch bridge
  16. piers
  17. a flat deck on piers
  18. False
  19. beam bridge
  20. False
  21. 3
  22. suspension bridge
  23. cables tied down at ends
  24. beam bridge
  25. False
  26. the simplest bridge
  27. beam bridge
  28. 45
  29. 50
  30. True
  31. 35
  32. 20
  33. 45
  34. suspension bridge
  35. suspension bridge
  36. 45
  37. 35
  38. False
  39. 4
  40. 10

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