Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 839 · 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 can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
3. 3.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
10. 10.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) nothing (d) cables only
11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
13. 13.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
16. 16.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
18. 18.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
20. 20.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
22. 22.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
23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 405 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 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) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
36. 36.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

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