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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 96 · 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: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  3. 3.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 500 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) tall towers hold cables
  9. 9.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  14. 14.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) nothing (d) cables only
  22. 22.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  25. 25.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  39. 39.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a rope bridge in hills
  3. False
  4. suspension bridge
  5. 45
  6. 45
  7. 10
  8. good for short gaps
  9. False
  10. arch bridge
  11. suspension bridge
  12. 50
  13. a flat deck on piers
  14. compression
  15. 10
  16. 30
  17. False
  18. 7
  19. 9
  20. beam bridge
  21. piers
  22. True
  23. suspension bridge
  24. tension
  25. False
  26. 20
  27. True
  28. 40
  29. True
  30. beam bridge
  31. suspension bridge
  32. arch bridge
  33. beam bridge
  34. 7
  35. False
  36. the simplest bridge
  37. arch bridge
  38. tall towers hold cables
  39. False
  40. 5

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