During this
week in class we had a discussion about teamwork, and different ways of working
through problems that could arise. We moved on to continue talking about
bridges and their design and different ways we should go about designing our
bridge. When we split off into groups, Melissa began to work on editing the
blog (which it turned out fantastic), while Chelsea and I played around with
West Point Bridge design. We found designs that work, but mostly those that
don’t work. In the end we have two designs that need minor changes, but that I
think will end up working great in the end. Our team has agreed to meet this
coming Monday to finalize our three West Point Bridge designs, make sure we
have the snapshots and have uploaded them to the blog. During that meeting we
also plan to talk about how we want to go about this project, what materials we
will use, and so forth.
Next week
in class we will have a guest coming in to talk to us about the Library
resources that we have available to us for this project. Mr. Jay Bhatt will
help us answer questions about bridges by using the online resources available
through the library website. If I were to ask him a few questions, I would
start off by asking him what the strongest, yet most cost efficient, material
today is to build a bridge. This could be used in my project, by thinking about
that material we could find a material with similar qualities, just on a
smaller scale. Next, I would ask him about the process used to create bridges
over water. After driving to Virginia today for a Tournament, and going over
the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, my friends and I wondered how the process worked.
Did they barricade off the sections, and then create the supports from there?
Lastly, I would ask about how bridges are able to withstand natural disasters.
What makes them stand against hurricanes, tornadoes, and strong storms as well
as they do? These are all questions that I think the library could provide
useful resources for.
Kelsey McSorley
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