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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 825 · 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 bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) piers
  14. 14.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  15. 15.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  24. 24.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) good for short gaps
  29. 29.🌉 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?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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