Introduction
Bridges, how much do you really know about them. So you know that they allow cars, buses, and trains to cross over a body of water or over land but that's it. Here you will be able to explore bridges and find out some of the less known facts about bridges. You will also be using your research skills because not all the answers will be easy to find.
Task
On this WebQuest, you will need to find out the answers to these following questions through the websites provided. All of the correct answers will be found in the provided website so there will be no need to find another website to help answer the questions.The answers to all the questions will be at the end of the WebQuest.
Process
Get out a piece of paper or a new document to write your answers down.
Answers should be written as full sentences.
Questions
-How important are bridges?
http://www.urban-hub.com/landmarks/benefits-of-building-bridges/
-Advantages of cable-stayed Bridges are?
https://science.howstuffworks.com/engineering/civil/bridge7.htm
-What would happen if a bridge was built incorrectly
http://theconversation.com/explainer-why-do-bridges-collapse-14653
-How does a bridge collapse?
https://science.howstuffworks.com/engineering/structural/10-reasons-why-bridges-collapse.htm
-How much do bridges cost?
Evaluation
Once you have written down answers to each of the questions we are going to mark your answers.
Questions 1-
How important are Bridges?
Answer-
Bridges are very important because they:
-Help cross seas
-connect countries
-divide countries
-ease congestion
-connect high-rise city dwellers
Question 2-
Advantages of cable-stayed Bridges are?
Answer-
- Cheper
-Have a span of 500 - 2,800 ft (152-853 m)
-Less steal cable required
-Faster to build
-Incorporate more precast concrete sections
Question 3-
What would happen if a bridge was built incorrectly
Answer-
It would cause the bridge to collapse then or later on.
Questions 4-
How does a bridge collapse?
Answer-
Some causes of bridges collapsing are:
-Earth Quakes
-Fire
-Train Crash
-Boat Impact
-Flood
-Construction Accidents
-Manufacture Defect
-Design Defect
-Poor maintenance
-Odd occurrence
Question 5-
How much do bridges cost?
Answer-
The cost of an suspension bridge can range between 439.8 million and 6.4 billion