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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 948 · 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) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the longest spans of all
  15. 15.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 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?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  34. 34.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  35. 35.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  36. 36.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

  1. False
  2. compression
  3. stones squeezed together
  4. arch bridge
  5. a log across a stream
  6. 20
  7. True
  8. False
  9. suspension bridge
  10. 40
  11. beam bridge
  12. False
  13. 45
  14. good for short gaps
  15. True
  16. True
  17. 9
  18. False
  19. beam bridge
  20. False
  21. 3
  22. 6
  23. True
  24. suspension bridge
  25. suspension bridge
  26. suspension bridge
  27. a rope bridge in hills
  28. arch bridge
  29. beam bridge
  30. False
  31. 4
  32. 20
  33. pushes out on its ends
  34. a curve under the deck
  35. tension
  36. False
  37. False
  38. the longest spans of all
  39. arch bridge
  40. 1

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