What factors affect the bending of bridges? Abstract: This experiment was designed and conducted to find out how different factors affect the amount of bending of the beam. The two variables that were tested were the amounts of weight and the position of the weight on the plank. Aim: To find out how weight and different placements of the weight affect the bending of the beam. Hypothesis: It is predicted that the wood will bend more if there is more weight on it. When the weight is positioned
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2/4/2013 Bridge improvements Building a bridge was trial and error. This is not something you can do over night. When building the bridge I have to focus on the structure‚ details and actually putting it together right. The structure of my frame I made with the thicker wood‚ but it should have been placed different. Looking at the data from testing other bridges‚ the bridges who double bonded their wood at the bottom last a lot longer that the one piece of wood. My bridge failed when one
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Beautiful Day There is this place just a few blocks away from my house where I like to go to get away. It’s called The Rock in Pawnee Rock. Early in the morning it can be so peaceful and quiet with beautiful wet dew still on the grass. As the sun comes up you see the colors surrounding the bright sky. Nothing more radiant as the sun on a bright morning. As I look around I can see every house in this small town‚ plus the long stretch of highway from great bend to larned. You see cars buzzing by on the
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escorted by four federal marshals through a crowd of angry white protestors in front of the school. Miss Henry‚ Ruby’s teacher from Boston‚ works with Ruby since none of the regular teachers will have anything to do with her. Through the hard work of the people who told Ruby to attend the white school and through the determination of Ruby‚ Miss Henry‚ and Mr. and Mrs. Bridges‚ Ruby overcame discrimination‚ racism‚ prejudice‚ stereotyping‚ and educational equalities. The discrimination Ruby faced
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A Crime Scene Investigator‚ CSI‚ helps law enforcement by collecting the evidence at the scene and processing it to catch the criminal. A CSI does many things‚ such as‚ sketching the perpetrator from a description of the witness‚ photographing the scene‚ and collecting fingerprints and DNA. (Crime Scene Analyst) They are held responsible for making sure the evidence is collected thoroughly and can stand up in court for prosecution of the culprit. They can choose whether to take an oath and become
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I actually enjoyed the movie Bridge of Spies‚ even though I never heard of it. It is funny how on one side we as people wanted to make sure the book was thrown at Mr. Rudolph for being a spy but we send spies out to do the same thing yet when they are caught we want them freed and return home safe and sound. Mr. Donovan was the only person who put his personal believes to the side and focused on the case through the eyes of the law. He know and wanted to address from the beginning that the evidence
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three necessary components of a successfully functioning and prosperous city‚ and bridges aid in fulfilling those needs. Bridges are generally used to connect two areas of land which are separated by water or another geographical feature. One particularly unique bridge is the Bayonne Bridge‚ which connects New Jersey to Staten Island‚ New York. The innovative construction which went into creating the Bayonne Bridge surpassed that of most others by incorporating advanced technology in order to serve
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Truss bridges were invented in the year of 1844. The first Truss to be invented was the Pratt Truss. This is because Caleb and Thomas Pratt invented the bridge. The basic types of Trusses are Warren‚ Pratt‚ Howe and K Truss. These are just the four that people use most commonly. The Truss Bridge is almost like a beam bridge with braces. The Truss Bridge can either be a through Truss or a Deck Truss. A Through Truss means that the deck of the bridge is under the bars or braces of the bridge. A Deck
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The Brooklyn Bridge The Brooklyn bridge in its days was the biggest‚ most famous bridge in the world‚ it had the most beautiful suspension bridges and the most dramatic testament yet to American technical ingenuity and daring. The bridge indicated that there was no place like New York‚ no place like American in the 19th century .The heroic history of the Brooklyn Bridge and its construction is well known‚ its position in the American life is remarkable ‚as is the infinitely unprecedented structure
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JUST KEEP TRUCKIN’ ‚ AMERICA…..AND DON’T THINK ! (Or View From A Truck) by Frank Belcher PREFACE What is a truck ? Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (Fifth Edition) published by G. & C. Merriam Company in 1947‚ among several definitions‚ calls it: "Any strong horse-drawn or automotive vehicle for heavy or long-distance hauling." Indeed‚ such automotive vehicles for heavy or
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