Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 374 · 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: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
2. 2.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) tall towers hold cables
4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) piers (d) cables only
5. 5.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
10. 10.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
16. 16.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
18. 18.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
21. 21.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
23. 23.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
25. 25.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
27. 27.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
31. 31.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
33. 33.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

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