Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 622 · 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 of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
3. 3.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
8. 8.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) cables tied down at ends
13. 13.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) piers (d) cables only
15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
18. 18.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
21. 21.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
28. 28.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
33. 33.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
36. 36.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills

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