Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 336 · 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 175 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
5. 5.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
8. 8.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the longest spans of all
12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
13. 13.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
16. 16.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) piers
17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
18. 18.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
23. 23.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
30. 30.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
35. 35.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
36. 36.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck

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