Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 724 · 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) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
4. 4.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
12. 12.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
17. 17.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) cables only
19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 120 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.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
23. 23.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) tall towers hold cables
26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 30 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.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
33. 33.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 75 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.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
36. 36.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?

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