Republic of the Philippines
BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY
The National Engineering University
Alangilan Campus
Golden Country Homes, Alangilan Batangas City, Batangas, Philippines 4200
Tel Nos.: (+63 43) 425-0139 local 2121 / 2221
E-mail Address:
[email protected] | Website Address: http://www.batstate-u.edu.ph
College of Engineering – Department of Electrical Engineering
PROBLEM SET #3
Hands on Activity
“BRIDGE of HOPE and FAITH”
DISCUSSION
Trains, vehicles, and pedestrians all use bridges. They must survive the forces of nature
and span short or great distances. There are various bridge kinds, each of which is made for specific
strengths. For instance, a beam bridge can support heavy loads over a short distance, truss bridges
benefit from the triangle's strength, and suspension bridges can support torque and tension over a
long distance. Engineers must consider all of the forces that will be acting on a bridge when
designing it. The fundamental of deformable bodies principles involved in bridge construction can
be understood through practical experimentation. Students have a greater understanding of a man-
made structure that they frequently meet in cities and towns as a result of this experience.
OBJECTIVES
To identify the forces acting on bridges.
To determine which bridge can hold the greatest load.
MATERIALS
500 Barbeque sticks
Wood/craft glue or any adhesive substance.
CRITERIA
1. Bridge must be able to hold a pre-determined weight (2 kgs or 5kgs)
CONSTRAINTS
Can use no more than 500 barbeque sticks.
TESTING PROCESS
1. Place the pre-determined weight on the bridge for one full minute.
2. The goal to test the designs to meet the minimum load. However, it’s fun to keep adding
weight to the structure to meet the critical load resulting in a crumbling bridge.
QUESTIONS
1. What forces act on a bridge?
2. What are some of the different types of bridges?
3. What are tension and torque? What do they have to do with bridges?
4. Which shapes and designs are the strongest?
5. How can bridges be built to deal with weather and other wear?
6. What is your hypothesis for each bridge you will build? Which material and shape will
work the best?
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Republic of the Philippines
BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY
The National Engineering University
Alangilan Campus
Golden Country Homes, Alangilan Batangas City, Batangas, Philippines 4200
Tel Nos.: (+63 43) 425-0139 local 2121 / 2221
E-mail Address:
[email protected] | Website Address: http://www.batstate-u.edu.ph
College of Engineering – Department of Electrical Engineering
Rubrics
CRITERIA EXEMPLARY ACCOMPLISHED MARGINAL DESPONDENT GRADE
Extreme Little creativity
creativity in in coming up Poor creativity
coming up with Some creativity in with a design in coming up
a design and coming up with a and carrying it with a design
carrying it out. design and carrying out. The bridge and carrying it
The bridge is it out. The bridge is is acceptably out. The bridge
exceptionally attractive in terms attractive in is messy in
Creativity/detail/constraints attractive in of design, layout terms of terms of design,
terms of design, and neatness. There design, layout layout and
layout and are few and neatness. neatness. There
neatness. There imperfections. There are are several
are no several imperfections.
imperfections. imperfections.
The bridge held
The bridge failed The bridge The bridge
the maximum
Testing (strength) between 4-3.5 failed between failed 1.5-1
pre-determined
kilograms 3-2.5 kilograms kilograms
weight.
Group was Group was Group was
Group did not
successful in successful in unsuccessful in
Analysis answer the
answering all answering some the answering all
questions
the questions questions the questions
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