Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 873 · 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: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) piers (d) nothing
6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
8. 8.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
11. 11.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
13. 13.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
17. 17.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
21. 21.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
28. 28.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
30. 30.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
35. 35.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🌉 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?
38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 80 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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