Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 827 · 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 beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) piers
4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
5. 5.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
8. 8.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) good for short gaps
12. 12.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
17. 17.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
19. 19.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
23. 23.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
28. 28.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
34. 34.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) deck hangs from cables
35. 35.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
38. 38.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
40. 40.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck

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