← Types of bridges lesson New set →

Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 191 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  3. 3.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 320 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the longest spans of all
  24. 24.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  25. 25.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  33. 33.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 420 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

Free engineering lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/engineering-for-kids