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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 998 · 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 bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) balloons (d) nothing
  4. 4.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  8. 8.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  14. 14.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  17. 17.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 385 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 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?
  30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a log across a stream
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 220 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 300 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. beam bridge
  2. beam bridge
  3. piers
  4. True
  5. True
  6. a flat deck on piers
  7. tension
  8. True
  9. cables tied down at ends
  10. suspension bridge
  11. 4
  12. False
  13. tall towers hold cables
  14. compression
  15. deck hangs from cables
  16. stones squeezed together
  17. False
  18. False
  19. a log across a stream
  20. the longest spans of all
  21. 3
  22. 2
  23. 10
  24. True
  25. False
  26. 15
  27. beam bridge
  28. 11
  29. 5
  30. a curve under the deck
  31. 10
  32. True
  33. 11
  34. False
  35. 2
  36. 40
  37. 10
  38. True
  39. arch bridge
  40. 9

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