Welcome to Mr. Coxs Industrial Technology Class

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Welcome to Mr. Coxs Industrial Technology Class
5/4/04 90113 AM
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You are about to enter the Industrial Technology
Twilight Zone
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Building model Bridges Following the Engineering
Process

• Objectives
• Schedule of Activities
• Basic Bridge Types
• Bridge Structures
• Truss Designs
• History of American Bridges
• Transportation in America
• The use of Wooden Models

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Bridge Building at its Best
7/15/2009 736 AM
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Continued

• Contest Rules
• Contest Judging And Evaluation
• Additional Activities
• Video Tape
• (Build Them And Bust Them)

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Objective of Activity

• Engineering principles behind bridge building
• Identify different types of bridges
• Understand how bridges are built
• Physics important for designing a bridge

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Continued

• Understand what takes place before bridge
  construction
• Draw and build a bridge according to
  specifications using the principles of
  Engineering

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Schedule of Activities

• Introduction To Bridge Building
• Project Detail
• Designing plans
• Construction process
• Testing Process
• Evaluation of end result

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Basic Bridge Types

• Beam
• Clapper
• Cantilever
• Truss

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Basic Bridge Types

• Arch Bridges
• Roman Arch Bridge
• Modern Arch Bridge

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Basic Bridge Types

• Suspension bridges
• Simple
• Modern

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Truss Designs

• King Post
• Lattice Truss
• Pratt Truss
• William Howe Truss
• James Warren Truss
• Squire Whipple Truss
• Albert Fink Truss
• K-Truss

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Truss Activity

• Follow the Five step exercise
• Most Importantly Enjoy Yourself

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History of American Bridges

• Handout/Video Tape
• The strive for the longest strongest but most
  efficient bridge.

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Transportation in America
How do bridges play a roll in transportation??
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The Use of Wooden Models

• Models
• Models
• Models
• Models

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Contest Rules And Judging Procedures

• See Hand Out

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Contest Rules And Judging Procedures

• Follow all rules
• Any rules not followed will result in contest
  cancellation
• Follow any additional rules given by instructor

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Evaluations

• See hand Out
• Measuring Energy Efficiency
• E Load supported mass of load
• weight of bridge Mass of bridge

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Video Time
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Video Talk Time

• Question Answer Quiz
• Notes over movie

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Preparation for Project

• 2 minutes of preparation saves two hours of work

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In Conclusion

• Objectives
• Schedule of Activities
• Basic Bridge Types
• Bridge Structures
• Truss Designs
• History of American Bridges
• Transportation in America
• The use of Wooden Models

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Continued

• Contest Rules
• Contest Judging And Evaluation
• Additional Activities
• Video Tape

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Just Remember Have Fun

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