Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 9 · 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: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) balloons (d) cables only
6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
9. 9.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
11. 11.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
12. 12.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
14. 14.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
17. 17.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
19. 19.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
21. 21.🌉 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?
22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
23. 23.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
26. 26.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
29. 29.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
34. 34.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the longest spans of all
39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge

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