Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 655 · 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: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
2. 2.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
11. 11.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
17. 17.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
24. 24.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
27. 27.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) cables only
29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) cables tied down at ends
31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
33. 33.🌉 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?
34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
35. 35.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
39. 39.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck

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