Practice design interpretation by building a bridge, to meet specific criteria, based upon our guidelines. Inspect their bridge through logical reasoning to determine if their bridge model will meet the criteria pertinent to the project. Test their bridge to determine if the bridge meets the criteria of the guidelines. Develop marketing and presentation skills for selling their bridge design to the public. Make an oral presentation to the competition judges.
Bridges are essential to our nation's infrastructure.
When determining what type of bridge to build, engineers evaluate terrain and length of span. Bridge builders choose from one of several types of bridges or combine two or more to answer these questions. In addition, bridges change as our needs and resources change. Engineers constantly look for ways to improve bridge designs and materials. Students gain information in a variety of ways.