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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 919 · 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 flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) piers (d) balloons
  4. 4.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  10. 10.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 420 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  19. 19.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) a rope bridge in hills

Answer key

  1. False
  2. pushes out on its ends
  3. piers
  4. True
  5. suspension bridge
  6. suspension bridge
  7. arch bridge
  8. 15
  9. compression
  10. tension
  11. cables tied down at ends
  12. 10
  13. arch bridge
  14. True
  15. 12
  16. the simplest bridge
  17. a curve under the deck
  18. a log across a stream
  19. False
  20. suspension bridge
  21. False
  22. 2
  23. 7
  24. 2
  25. suspension bridge
  26. True
  27. 2
  28. 45
  29. 10
  30. True
  31. arch bridge
  32. tall towers hold cables
  33. beam bridge
  34. 9
  35. 4
  36. True
  37. 10
  38. suspension bridge
  39. False
  40. stones squeezed together

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