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Before playing Aim: to help secondary school students to learn about shapes and structures Target audience: for secondary school students(Yr 7, 8, 9 mainly but could be used for GCSE purposes) Environment: school, homework Instuctions: I think that the instructions where quite clear  the videos really helped and explained the task and how to use … Continued

Widest Bridge: Aim: Understanding that stress increases over longer distances due to weight. For: Teachers – Langauge directed towards a person taking a group of people Access only really for people with iPads, since iPhone is too small. (Has computer accessibility been discussed, since most schools don’t have iPads of their own. Instructions are fine, … Continued

Before you play Aim of activity: to give people the idea of how structures and shapes work Who is it written for: for secondary school students (year 7,8,9) environment: could possibly be used in schools, in a leisured environment Instructions: the videos were very good at telling you how to use it and what activities to … Continued

The first thing we do today is to play on Make A Scape activities Before the game… the aim of these activities is to give people an idea of how structures are supported (how they “stand up”) This seems to be an activity written for students at age 6-12 as it gives a rough idea of … Continued

Existing bridges with a similar purpose: Golden Jubilee Bridges (Hungerford Bridge) Fixed to each side of Hungerford Bridge Cable-stayed Pedestrian Completed in 2002 300m span length Large access ramp Help up by 7 angled pylons and also steel collars attached to Hungerford Bridge Engineers involved: WSP, Ramboll Gateshead Millennium Bridge Pedestrian/Cycle Opened in 2001 100m … Continued

  Existing Bridges: Golden Jubilee Bridges (Hungerford Bridge) Fixed to each side of Hungerford Bridge Cable-stayed Pedestrian Completed in 2002 300m span length Help up by 7 angled pylons and also steel collars attached to Hungerford Bridge Engineers involved: WSP, Ramboll Gateshead Millennium Bridge Pedestrian/Cycle Opened in 2001 100m span Pivots to allow boats to … Continued

– Read the book “Bridge Engineering – A Global Perspective” – Talked to Clare about her “Greenwich Swing Bridge” Millennium Bridge – Steel suspension bridge (pedestrian) 325m long and 4m wide Maximum 5000 people Tends to sway/swing – Built between 1998~2002 (£18.2m) – Design (by Arup) Won the RIBA competition Y-shaped piers Support cables below dock … Continued

Research on footbridges                         London Millennium Bridge It is a suspension bridge, however the supporting cables are below the deck level due to height restrictions and in order to improve the view. It has a span of 144 metres The piers are built from … Continued