Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 651 · 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 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
2. 2.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
9. 9.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
13. 13.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
21. 21.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
23. 23.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
29. 29.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 420 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
39. 39.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?

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