← Types of bridges lesson New set →

Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 891 · 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.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  3. 3.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) deck hangs from cables
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  23. 23.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  27. 27.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  36. 36.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. beam bridge
  2. 10
  3. False
  4. a flat deck on piers
  5. beam bridge
  6. compression
  7. 3
  8. False
  9. suspension bridge
  10. 15
  11. True
  12. tension
  13. arch bridge
  14. arch bridge
  15. True
  16. False
  17. suspension bridge
  18. suspension bridge
  19. pushes out on its ends
  20. 12
  21. beam bridge
  22. a curve under the deck
  23. piers
  24. 25
  25. True
  26. deck hangs from cables
  27. False
  28. False
  29. suspension bridge
  30. True
  31. 9
  32. True
  33. 5
  34. False
  35. the simplest bridge
  36. False
  37. False
  38. suspension bridge
  39. 25
  40. False

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