Bridge Design

Students participate in hands-on building exercises, experiments, and discussions that introduce them to a basic knowledge of bridges and engineering principles associated with the design of beam and truss bridges.

Program Cost

$675

Contact Information

For more information about this program, contact:

Menzel Smith-Jones
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Bldg.400C – P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
631-344-4495 (phone)
631-344-7098 (fax)
slc@bnl.gov

Participants will gain basic knowledge of engineering principals such as stress, column instability, and internal beam loading while working in teams to design and construct model bridges that are then tested for strength. This workshop concludes with a discussion of lessons learned.

Audience for This Program

Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th