Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 194 · 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.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
4. 4.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
6. 6.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) the simplest bridge
7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
9. 9.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) deck hangs from cables
12. 12.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
15. 15.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
17. 17.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) piers
18. 18.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
20. 20.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
22. 22.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
26. 26.🌉 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?
27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
28. 28.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
35. 35.🌉 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?
36. 36.🌉 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?
37. 37.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

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