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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 908 · 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: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  32. 32.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck

Answer key

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

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