Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 85 · 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 suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
3. 3.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
10. 10.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) piers (d) nothing
11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
12. 12.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
15. 15.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
20. 20.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
26. 26.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) tall towers hold cables
31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
33. 33.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
36. 36.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

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