Types of Bridges
This type of bridge has voussoirs, springers, and a keystone.
Arch Bridge
This force is the pulling and lengthening force on a bridge.
Tension
What is the first step of the Engineering Design Process?
Identify a Problem
What bridge connects Manhattan to New Jersey?
George Washington Bridge
Who is a licensed professional who designs buildings and structures?
An architect
The Verrazzano Narrows Bridge is an example of this type of bridge.
Suspension Bridge
This type of force is the pushing or shortening force in a bridge.
Compression
What is a representation or copy of an object that is larger or smaller than the actual size of the object, which seeks to maintain the relative proportions (the scale factor) of the physical size of the original object?
A model
Name the lift bridge found in NYC.
Roosevelt Island Bridge
Define Built Environment
everything that is designed and built around us (i.e., houses, bridges, roads, parks hospitals, schools, churches, etc.)
This type of Bridge is defined by triangular structures.
Truss Bridge
The towers in a suspension bridge are affected by what force?
Compression
Name 3 professionals which would contribute to the construction of a bridge.
Architects, Engineers, Construction Worker, Construction Manager, Urban Planner, etc.
What two boroughs does the Whitestone Bridge connect?
Queens and The Bronx
Define bridge
a structure built over something (such as a river, road or a railroad) so people, vehicles, animals, water, trains, or other things can cross
Name 3 types of movable bridge
Swing, Lift, Draw
A car applies 9000N of force onto the keystone of an arch bridge. How many newtons of force are applied to each springer in the bridge?
4500N
How many inches would 25ft be at a scale of 1/4"=1'?
6.25 inches
Name three bridges which go across the East River.
Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge, Queensborough Bridge, Robert F Kennedy Bridge, Hells Gate Bridge, Whitestone Bridge, Throgs Neck Bridge
Every action has an equal, yet opposite, reaction
This type of bridge has cables which attach along the length of the bridges towers in multiple locations, not in one place.
Cable Stay Harp Bridge
What force is applied to the bottom chord of a truss bridge?
Tension
A model of a bridge measures 13.5 inches at a scale of 1/8"=1' scale. How many feet long is the bridge in real life?
108ft
What three types of bridge make up the Brooklyn Bridge?
Cable Stay Fan, Suspension, and Truss
an architectural or landscape architecture document, and/or a detailed engineering drawing of proposed improvements to a given lot; usually shows a building footprint, travel ways, parking, and other details that need to be communicated, such as: drainage facilities, sanitary sewer lines, water lines, trails, lighting, and landscaping and garden elements
A site plan