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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 940 · 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.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  4. 4.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  8. 8.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  19. 19.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) piers
  20. 20.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  24. 24.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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