Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 975 · 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 180 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
8. 8.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
12. 12.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
14. 14.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) deck hangs from cables
19. 19.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
20. 20.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 330 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
25. 25.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 165 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 bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
31. 31.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
35. 35.🌉 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?
36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) tall towers hold cables
39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge

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