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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 866 · 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.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) cables tied down at ends
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  19. 19.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the longest spans of all (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) piers (d) cables only
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  34. 34.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  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. compression
  2. arch bridge
  3. False
  4. tall towers hold cables
  5. suspension bridge
  6. False
  7. arch bridge
  8. a rope bridge in hills
  9. True
  10. False
  11. the simplest bridge
  12. suspension bridge
  13. False
  14. True
  15. beam bridge
  16. 3
  17. False
  18. good for short gaps
  19. True
  20. stones squeezed together
  21. 45
  22. 45
  23. 50
  24. suspension bridge
  25. 9
  26. tension
  27. 7
  28. a curve under the deck
  29. beam bridge
  30. True
  31. False
  32. piers
  33. a log across a stream
  34. False
  35. beam bridge
  36. False
  37. False
  38. deck hangs from cables
  39. 15
  40. 10

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