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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 916 · 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: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

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

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