Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 925 · 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.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
6. 6.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
8. 8.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
11. 11.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
14. 14.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) balloons (d) nothing
15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
16. 16.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) deck hangs from cables
18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
21. 21.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
24. 24.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
28. 28.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
30. 30.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
33. 33.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
38. 38.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge

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