Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 532 · 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 is 275 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
8. 8.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
10. 10.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) piers (d) nothing
13. 13.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
15. 15.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
17. 17.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
18. 18.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
22. 22.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
31. 31.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
34. 34.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
38. 38.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge

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