Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 106 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
2. 2.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) cables only
5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (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 bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
14. 14.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
22. 22.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
24. 24.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
27. 27.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 480 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
35. 35.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 320 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
38. 38.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

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