← Types of bridges lesson New set →

Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 941 · 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.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  13. 13.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  30. 30.🌉 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?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

  1. True
  2. stones squeezed together
  3. piers
  4. a log across a stream
  5. suspension bridge
  6. beam bridge
  7. good for short gaps
  8. suspension bridge
  9. pushes out on its ends
  10. beam bridge
  11. beam bridge
  12. compression
  13. tension
  14. arch bridge
  15. 12
  16. True
  17. deck hangs from cables
  18. a flat deck on piers
  19. 4
  20. the simplest bridge
  21. 8
  22. the longest spans of all
  23. 3
  24. 1
  25. 9
  26. 15
  27. 20
  28. 1
  29. a curve under the deck
  30. 4
  31. 45
  32. False
  33. suspension bridge
  34. suspension bridge
  35. arch bridge
  36. 7
  37. arch bridge
  38. False
  39. True
  40. suspension bridge

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