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Now you are
responsible for making a recommendation for a bridge design for four
different sites. Review the sites and the features of each type of
bridge and then click "play the game" below.
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Step 3
- Survey the 4 sites.
Read the description and study each picture to determine the
needs for that location.
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A 5,000-foot span across
an ocean bay where huge ships come and go. |
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A 1,000-foot span across a river busy with barge traffic. |
| A 120-foot span across a
freeway. |
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A 700-foot span across a
deep canyon gorge. |
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Step
4 - Do your homework.
Click on each bridge to
discover its strengths -- and weaknesses. (You'll need this information to
play well.)
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Step 5 - Play the game.
Photos: (1) ©
Richard D. Strange; (2) Rita Serderian-Precast/Prestressed Concrete
Institute; (3) Portland Cement Association; (4) The Honshu-Shikoku Bridge
Authority. |
