Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 557 · 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: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
10. 10.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) tall towers hold cables
18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
19. 19.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
21. 21.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
23. 23.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 275 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
27. 27.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) piers (d) nothing
28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
32. 32.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends

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