Grades 7-12: Building the Glasgow Bridge **FREE**

Program Flyer: Building the Glasgow Bridge--Design Processes 1: The Big Picture
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RoundTrips
Tim Gore

roundtrips@clayton.k12.mo.us

School District of Clayton#2

Mark Twain Circle

Clayton, MO 63105

United States

Phone: (314) 773-6934

Program SeriesThis is the fourth program in our ten part series with the Missouri Department of Transportation as they build a new bridge over the Missouri River at Glasgow, Missouri. Viewers may participate in one program or any combination of programs. More information about the entire series and archived versions of previous programs can be found at http://mobridge.more.net.

Education: Grade(s): 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

It’s a pretty typical day in the office when the boss drops in and says, “Hey, the Missouri Department of Transportation has just informed us they’ve got a bridge over the Missouri River that needs replacing. We’d like to get that job. I’ve got the specs here on the location. Put your team together and come up with some preliminary design options we can send them for consideration.” What do you do next? Where do you begin? How do engineers create preliminary design plans for a new bridge? What factors impact their choices most? What do they need to know about the location’s terrain, the previous bridge’s design and structure, cost parameters, etc.? Go to the source. Interact with engineers to find out how they weigh conflicting conditions, scientific principles, and federal regulations to begin the process of designing a bridge. What is it like to apply the principles of engineering to the real world of designing a specific bridge? Join us for this program, the fourth of our ten part series developed with the Missouri Department of Transportation as it builds a new bridge across the Missouri River at Glasgow, Missouri, to view the “big picture” of bridge design and find out.

45 minutes

2/20/2009
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

2/20/2009
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

There is NO CHARGE for this program.

Since there may be a waiting list for interactive slots in the program, please let us know of your need to cancel as soon as you know it.
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