Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 697 · 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.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
2. 2.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
4. 4.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
10. 10.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
14. 14.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
16. 16.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
22. 22.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
24. 24.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) cables tied down at ends
26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
29. 29.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
32. 32.🌉 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?
33. 33.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
35. 35.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?

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