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Awesome ArchBy Cambridge Dragons
Teyahnie
DonaRaye
Malika
Clara
Claudia
Helped By
Shannon andLuba
Overview• Goals
• Design Process
• Prototypes
• Final Design
• Building
• Math and Science
• Types of Bridges
Goals• Decide on topic and
final design• Work as a team• Learn woodshop
and computer skills• Finish on or ahead
of time• Stay within budget
Design Process• Brainstorm
• Optical illusions• Amusement park • Bridges
• Topic selection• Talk with client
• Types of bridges• Suspension• Arch• Cable Stay• Draw• Truss
• Research/prototypes
Prototype #1
• Paper bridges• Invented different
bridges to test strength
Prototype #2
• Cardboard• To figure out
dimensions relative to exhibit space
Prototype #3
• Wood• To experiment with
large model• To get accustomed to
working with wood
Prototype #4
• Foam• To test our own
shapes of arches
• To prototype the actual bridge
Final Design
• A flat-topped arch that kids can assemble and walk on
• Pictures of famous bridges
• Text about the forces acting on bridges
Some Bridge Vocabulary• Abutment: A concrete structure used for support at
either end of a bridge, receiving the thrust from the ends of an arch. The abutment resists the compression from the arch.
• Arch: A curved structure which supports weight at its center by distributing compression down to the ground at its end.
• Compression: The effect of a force, which tends to shorten an object in the direction of the force.
• Keystone: The central wedge-shaped block at the top of an arch that holds the other pieces in place.
• Tension: The effect of a force, which tendsto lengthen an object by pulling it apart.
Building and Materials• Construction Steps
• Sketches and Hand-drawings
• Learning to use tools• Paper and foam models• Cutting, sanding,
assembling, staining pieces
• Materials• Maple Appleply wood• Nails, screws and glue• Stains and polyurethane
Working in the Woodshop
• Transfer design to wood and cut with saber saw.
• Assemble pieces with drills and the screw guns.
• Hand and power sanding to smooth edges and sides.
Final Steps•Attach supports to base.
• Color stain each piece.
• Build the center template.
Math We’ve Learned and Used
• Fractions
• Drawing to scale
• Angles
• Volume + Area
• Calculated circumference
r= radiusCircumference = 2r
Science• Forces
• Force = Mass x Acceleration
• Tension• Compression• Load
• Material Science• Modulus of Elasticity• Failure/Fracture
Dimension design using AutoCAD
Examples of Bridges
• Arch• Suspension• Cable Stay• Truss• Drawbridge
Arch Bridge• Can be combined
with other types• Each piece of an
arch is used to support the load
• An arch uses the force of compression
Suspension Bridge
• Spans long distances over water
• Cables act in tension to support the load
• Cables connect from the bridge deck to the main cables
Cable Stay• Spans long distances • Cables connect from
the bridge deck to the towers
• Cables act in tension to support the load
• Towers act in compression
Truss Bridge• Members act in both tension and compression
• Triangles are the main shape
• Is combined with other bridge styles
Drawbridge
• Trusses are the main shape
• Movable decks to allow ships to pass
• Shorter towers used• Spans short
distances
Special thanx to…..