Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 897 · 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 suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
2. 2.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
8. 8.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together
14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
15. 15.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 480 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
20. 20.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) pushes out on its ends
21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
24. 24.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) cables tied down at ends
30. 30.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
32. 32.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) nothing (d) cables only
33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
34. 34.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?

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