Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 182 · 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.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
2. 2.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
6. 6.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the longest spans of all
9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
11. 11.🌉 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?
12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
17. 17.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
19. 19.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) nothing (d) balloons
20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
23. 23.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the longest spans of all
25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
30. 30.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
40. 40.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

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