Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 139 · 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.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the longest spans of all
3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
5. 5.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
6. 6.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.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
9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
11. 11.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
13. 13.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 600 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
18. 18.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
20. 20.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
23. 23.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
27. 27.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
30. 30.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
38. 38.🌉 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?
39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
40. 40.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) cables tied down at ends

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