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    Engineering

    Bridges

    ENGINEERING
    OUTREACH
    ENGINEERING
    OUTREACH Exploring
    Bridges

    Types of Bridges

    FORCES
    A force is a push or a pull

    There are a lot of things that cause forces to act on a bridge, such as:
    The mass of the bridge
    Cars and People (This is called a load)
    Weather
    Surronding land and water

    STRONG SHAPES
    Let's do an experiment to find out what shapes are the strongest.

    Instructions:
    1. Get three pieces of paper and tape
    2. Fold one piece of paper into a triangular prism, one into a rectangular prism
    and one into a cylinder and use the tape to secure them
    3. Grab some books to test out how much weight each 3D shape can hold.

    Which shape do you think is the strongest? What would be the best shape to
    use when building a structure?
    ENGINEERING
    OUTREACH Strong
    Structures

    FORCES
    A force is a push or a pull. All the forces acting on a bridge must be balanced in
    order for the bridge to stay standing and still.

    The forces that act on bridges are:


    Gravity
    This is the force that keeps all of us on the ground. Gravity acts on every object on
    the earth pulling them towards to earth. The more matter something has, the
    great the force of gravity acting on it, meaning heavier objects have a greater
    gravitational pull.

    Tension
    This is an outward stretching or pulling force, like when you pull on a rubber band.
    Tension is often the opposite of compression.

    Compression
    Compression is an inward pushing force, like you squeeze a pillow really tight.
    Compression is often the opposite of tension.

    STRONG SHAPES
    Let's review the results of your experiment.

    The triangular prism should have been the strongest shape, this is due to its ability to balance the forces of tension
    and compression. This shape is used in Truss and Cantilever Bridges.

    Cylinders are the second strongest because it has internal compression.This shape is used in Arch Bridges and in
    the beams that hold up most bridges.

    The cube or rectangular prism is the least strong because the compression caused by a force is not balanced by
    tension.
    ENGINEERING
    OUTREACH Building
    Bridges

    CIVIL ENGINEERING
    This activity will explore Civil Engineering! Civil engineers design and build parts of
    our physical and natural environment like buildings, roads and bridges.

    ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS


    We are going to be going through the Engineering Design Process.
    Click here to check out the video!

    IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM


    Your problem is that there is a 30 cm wide river
    that makes it difficult to transport supplies to the
    local grocery store.

    TEST AND EVALUATE BRAINSTORM IDEAS


    When you finish building, add some weight like books to What might your bridge look like?
    your design! This is like the load of cars or people on your What are some strong shapes you could use in your
    bridge. design?
    Did it work? How would you make it better? Try again What kind of materials would make a strong bridge?
    and improve your design!

    MAKE A MODEL
    DESIGN A SOLUTION
    Time to build! Use glue, tape and scissors safely to
    Grab a piece of paper and draw out your bridge! Use a ruler
    put together your materials to make a bridge that
    to help figure out how big your bridge is going to be. Make
    spans a distance of 30 cm. Make sure it is free
    sure to make a materials list of things you can find in your
    standing; this means it is not leaning against
    recycling bin or home to use.
    anything.
    ENGINEERING
    OUTREACH Some
    Ideas!

    SOME IDEAS FOR MATERIALS


    Don't be limited to these materials! Feel free to use anything you have access to.

    Cardboard Popsicle Sticks Recyclables Hot Glue

    Tape Newspaper LEGO

    SOME IDEAS FOR DESIGNS


    To make the best design you can learn from other people's work but make sure not to copy a design.
    Find some designs you like and improve on them!

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