← Types of bridges lesson New set →

Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 284 · 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 bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) tall towers hold cables
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  17. 17.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) balloons (d) nothing
  20. 20.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 385 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 330 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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