Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 904 · 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.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
6. 6.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
12. 12.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) piers (d) cables only
13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
17. 17.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
20. 20.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 280 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.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
25. 25.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
30. 30.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) good for short gaps
34. 34.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream
36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
39. 39.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge

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