Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 218 · 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 flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
2. 2.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) piers (d) cables only
3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
4. 4.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
9. 9.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
11. 11.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
21. 21.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
25. 25.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
28. 28.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
31. 31.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
34. 34.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) deck hangs from cables
37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge

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