
Bridges and Engineering
How Bridges Work. Detailed explanation of about the different
types of bridges.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/bridge.htm
PBS
Building Big - Bridges.
Contains different bridge challenges where you can build your own bridges
and see the forces affecting them. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/bridge/
Art
and Science of Bridge Building.
Explains in detail the
different types of bridges, as well as topics that related to engineering.
http://www.brantacan.co.uk/bridges.htm
Discover Engineering Online
- Civil Engineering.
Contains information about Civil Engineering.
http://www.discoverengineering.org/Engineers/civil_engineering.asp
Fun and Learning About
Bridges.
Contains links to different bridge websites, from games to useful
information.
http://www.bridgesite.com/funand.htm
Bridge Disasters
Hyatt Regency Walkway
Disaster.
http://www.glendale-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/faculty_pages/ind_arts_web/bridgeweb/Hyatt_page.htm
http://www.eng.uab.edu/cee/REU_NSF99/hyatt.htm
Point Pleasant/Silver
Bridge Disaster.
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/aschaeff/silver/silver.html
http://www.corrosion-doctors.org/Bridges/Silver-Bridge.htm
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Disaster.
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/aschaeff/tacoma/tacoma.html
http://www.enm.bris.ac.uk/research/nonlinear/tacoma/tacoma.html
http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcoll/exhibits/tnb/
Falls View Bridge
Disaster.
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/aschaeff/falls/falls.html
http://www.iaw.com/~falls/bridges.html#b8
http://www.infoniagara.com/d-history-bridge.html
Quebec Bridge Disaster.
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/aschaeff/quebec/quebec.html
http://www.prep.mcneese.edu/engr/casestud/quebic/quebic1.htm
Tay Bridge Disaster.
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/aschaeff/tay/tay.html
http://www.mcgonagall-online.org.uk/poems/pgdisaster.htm
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/on-line/heavy-weather/page3.asp
Famous Bridges
Famous Bridges of the
World. Sponsored by the University of Porstmouth in England, contains
information about some famous bridges.
http://www.civl.port.ac.uk/comp_prog/bridges1/
Akashi Kaikyo.
Sponsored by the Civil Engineering Portal this site contains links to
different articles about the largest suspension bridge in the world.
http://www.icivilengineer.com/Landmarks/Bridges/Akashi_Kaikyo/
Famous Bridges--Physical
Science/Technology Lesson Plan. For students grades 6 - 8, this site for
teachers contains a lesson plan that teaches students about the different
types of bridges as well as the challenges involved in building a bridge.
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/famousbridges/
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