Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 275 · 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: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
4. 4.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) tall towers hold cables
11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
12. 12.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
15. 15.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the longest spans of all
21. 21.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
25. 25.🌉 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?
26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
27. 27.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) balloons (d) cables only
28. 28.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
40. 40.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

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