Task
Your task is to:
1. Research forces (or loads) placed upon bridges.
2. Understand how forces of compression and tension.
3. Explore the various types of bridges
Your final project will be to design and draw the framework of your bridge for its construction. Then you will actually build a bridge that will be put to a load test.
Essential Questions
- What are the forces that affect a bridge?
- Decide which is more stressful for a bridge: Dead or Dynamic loads?
- Explain the designs which provide the most efficiency for a bridge?
- What part of the bridge would you recommend be supported most?