Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 43 · 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.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
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) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
5. 5.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
11. 11.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
16. 16.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) piers (d) cables only
17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
19. 19.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
23. 23.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
29. 29.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🌉 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?
31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) tall towers hold cables
32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) deck hangs from cables
34. 34.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

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