← Types of bridges lesson New set →

Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 465 · 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 of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) deck hangs from cables
  2. 2.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  4. 4.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) piers (d) nothing
  8. 8.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  16. 16.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  26. 26.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) the longest spans of all (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers

Answer key

  1. stones squeezed together
  2. tension
  3. cables tied down at ends
  4. False
  5. 7
  6. suspension bridge
  7. piers
  8. True
  9. pushes out on its ends
  10. 45
  11. beam bridge
  12. tall towers hold cables
  13. suspension bridge
  14. suspension bridge
  15. a log across a stream
  16. True
  17. False
  18. False
  19. True
  20. 3
  21. beam bridge
  22. False
  23. 7
  24. a rope bridge in hills
  25. a curve under the deck
  26. compression
  27. beam bridge
  28. 3
  29. 7
  30. False
  31. beam bridge
  32. suspension bridge
  33. True
  34. 5
  35. 6
  36. False
  37. 7
  38. the simplest bridge
  39. 9
  40. a flat deck on piers

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