George Washington Bridge Essay

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Bridges are used by many people for many different reasons. One of the most iconic bridges is the George Washington Bridge. I wondered to myself, “ What goes into making bridges like that? “In Technology Education, I was lucky enough to be able to make a small model of the bridge through the process known as the Engineering Design Process. Although the process for making the George Washington Bridge is more complex, I saw the things that had to be incorporated to make a bridge. In Technology Education, we had to find a way to hold a 300 to 1 ratio on the bridge. In order to make a bridge that could hold that much force, I had to decide which type of bridge to make. By making my bridge on the Westpoint Bridge Designer, I decided to make a four span two leveled modified truss. When I saw how a truck went over this bridge I was confident because I barely saw any compression or tension. Now, I had to decide how to make my virtual bridge into reality with craft sticks. …show more content…

This is because the base is going to be the foundation of everything. So, I got 8 craft sticks, four for the left and four for the right. Then I got the eight sticks and went to the drill press. There, I would put holes into the craft sticks in order to put in four 3 ¾ inch dowels. After, the base was built, I glued the pieces together until the tacky glue dried. Then, I had to start making the first level of my bridge. This level consisted of four equilateral triangles. After making the triangles and inserting it into the dowel, I glued them together. Lastly, I had to make the second level of my bridge, which consisted of three squares that had X’s going through them. However, I realized that my bridge was somewhat tilting over. So, I decided to connect two craft sticks to the bottom and top of each side of the bridge, which cause the bridge to stand somewhat

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