Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 978 · 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: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
2. 2.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
10. 10.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
12. 12.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🌉 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?
14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
15. 15.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) deck hangs from cables (d) cables tied down at ends
17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
21. 21.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
22. 22.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) tall towers hold cables
26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
28. 28.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
30. 30.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
32. 32.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the longest spans of all (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
34. 34.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
39. 39.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?

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