Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 334 · 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 240 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
6. 6.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
12. 12.🌉 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?
13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 500 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
14. 14.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
15. 15.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
17. 17.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
22. 22.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) balloons
23. 23.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
25. 25.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
31. 31.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
38. 38.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps

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