Bridge Basics
The online learning platform where students receive information on how to complete the tasks and deliverables throughout the project.
BridgeEDU / EIA Education
A set of reinforced concrete columns that carry the compression load from the cables to the tiers
Tower
Name one of the design objectives.
Safety, Durability, Serviceability, Maintainability, Constructability, Economy, Aesthetics
Name three pieces of non negotiable PPE
helmet, gloves, steel-toed boots, long sleeves, glasses
The Spanish terms for "left" and "right," respectively.
Izquierda y Derecha
The review call in which we conduct an in-depth analysis of the site conditions and the needs of the community.
Review Call 1 / Concept Definition Report
The vertical line where the handrail and walkway cable changes angle over the top of the tower.
Centerline
The shape we assume cables will take.
Parabola
The most efficient way to set sag on site is:
hitting with large stick, jump on it
The colors of the Bolivian flag.
Red, Yellow, Green
The method used to define the left and right hand sides of the bridge.
Looking at the river flow / Looking downstream
The vertical distance between the lowest point of the cable and the high-water line (bonus points for the specific numbers under different site conditions).
A: Freeboard
B: Floodplains: 2m, Gorges: 3m
Forces that act along the span of the bridge (hint: in front of the abutments).
Mainstay Forces
The height at which fall protection is necessary.
6 ft
What is the EIA tradition practiced on the day the bridge is completed?
Sleepover on the bridge!
Part of the site information packet we receive upon getting our site assignment include… (multiple answers)
Social Survey, Technical Survey, Site Media, Survey Points (in the EIA AutoCAD seed file)
The horizontal distance between the edge of the bank and the front of the foundation (bonus points for specific numbers under different conditions).
A: Required Setback
B: Soil conditions: 3m, Rock conditions: 1.5m
Forces that threaten to tip the abutment inwards (bonus points for the opposing force).
A: Overturning Moment
B: Restoring Moment
The method used to prevent excavations from caving in or collapsing.
Benching, Sloping, or Shoring
the base ingredient of the local liquor is: (bonus point for the name)
corn, chicha
The manager responsible for actively monitoring, documenting, and capturing photographs of the construction process (READ CAREFULLY)
Quality Control Manager
The angle between the bottom of the water channel and the front of the foundation, also the angle at which rock or soil would fail (what constrains our bridge design).
Angle of Internal Friction
The region of the stress-strain curve we want to stay in (bonus points for why).
A: Elastic Region
B: Material behavior is predictable
Foundations and tiers should be confirmed square to
The centerline
The language of the indigenous people of Bolivia (and much of South America).
Quechua, Aymara, Guarani