← Types of bridges lesson New set →

Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 779 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) piers (d) nothing
  16. 16.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the longest spans of all
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) tall towers hold cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  34. 34.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream

Answer key

  1. False
  2. True
  3. tension
  4. beam bridge
  5. a flat deck on piers
  6. 9
  7. False
  8. arch bridge
  9. 6
  10. suspension bridge
  11. 3
  12. a curve under the deck
  13. a rope bridge in hills
  14. arch bridge
  15. piers
  16. True
  17. the simplest bridge
  18. beam bridge
  19. 1
  20. compression
  21. tall towers hold cables
  22. deck hangs from cables
  23. 5
  24. False
  25. pushes out on its ends
  26. 40
  27. arch bridge
  28. False
  29. True
  30. False
  31. beam bridge
  32. stones squeezed together
  33. good for short gaps
  34. True
  35. 50
  36. 4
  37. 50
  38. a log across a stream
  39. 2
  40. cables tied down at ends

Free engineering lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/engineering-for-kids