Bridge Engineering: Lessons from Rome to Tacoma Clear Lake MS Engineering 03-27-2006 700 A.D. Asia 1,304 years ago 100 B.C. Romans 2,104 years ago Clapper Bridge Tree trunk…
Slide 1 Bridge Engineering: Lessons from Rome to Tacoma Clear Lake MS Engineering 03-27-2006 Slide 2 700 A.D. Asia 1,304 years ago 100 B.C. Romans 2,104 years ago Clapper…
Slide 1 Slide 2 BRIDGE EXPLORATIONS What makes bridges stay up What makes bridges fall down Different types of bridges You will design and construct a bridge…
Slide 1 1 Slide 2 A simple beam bridge is a rigid horizontal structure supported by two ends called abutments. Beam bridges can span up to 500 meters in length. Most beam…
Bridge Building Introduction: This lab was designed to explain the concepts of tension and compression in structures such as bridges. The main goal is to understand the role…
Slide 1 Bridge Building Slide 2 Simplest bridge –a beam bridge The simplest of all bridges is called a beam bridge. This type of bridge is made up of beams that extend…