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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 810 · 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: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  6. 6.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  14. 14.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  23. 23.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the longest spans of all
  25. 25.🌉 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?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  29. 29.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  32. 32.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  39. 39.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. tall towers hold cables
  3. suspension bridge
  4. suspension bridge
  5. a flat deck on piers
  6. False
  7. True
  8. suspension bridge
  9. 9
  10. False
  11. 50
  12. beam bridge
  13. compression
  14. False
  15. 1
  16. suspension bridge
  17. arch bridge
  18. False
  19. piers
  20. beam bridge
  21. True
  22. deck hangs from cables
  23. False
  24. stones squeezed together
  25. 2
  26. 9
  27. True
  28. a rope bridge in hills
  29. False
  30. tension
  31. the longest spans of all
  32. False
  33. 3
  34. beam bridge
  35. 5
  36. 20
  37. False
  38. the simplest bridge
  39. True
  40. True

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