buildings and bridges

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• - Index with links to resources about bridges.
  
• - From the Matsuo Bridge Company, an overview of the six basic types of bridges, with statistics about existing examples of each [may not work in all browsers].
  
• - An online exhibit of the bridges in the San Francisco Bay area. Includes statistics, history, and facts about each of the six bridges. Also includes a section on unbuilt projects.
  
• - An article that discusses the role and value of research in highway bridges.
  
• - Statistics about bridges, organized by bridge type.
  
• - Diagrams of the forces acting on bridges, pictures, and examples.
  
• - This free program allows you to design a virtual truss, and then put a load on it. It will show you how the load is spread throughout the truss.
  
• - An annual virtual bridge design contest. The software for the previous competition can be downloaded any time.
  
• - Review of how the forces act on different types of bridges. Includes photos of real bridges.
  
• - Pictures and information on structures using steel, concrete, and cables.
  
• - Instruction and information on truss bridge structures.
  
• - Statistics about a handful of bridges, including name, location, length of span, and year completed.
  
• - Features pictures of famous bridges, design basics, and a history of materials used for bridges.
  
• - Learn about the four steps to building a bridge. Play architect and engineer with the online game.
  
• - Information and pictures of the Canton Viaduct. Includes pictures of models and timeline of its history. Designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1999.
  
• - Detailed, illustrated history of bridges across the world, with diagrammatic explanations of the basic types of bridges, examples and many links.
  
• - Choose the correct bridge type to build in four different locations. Explains the uses for several major bridge types.
  
• - Curriculum unit that will explain how scientists and engineers utilize physical science concepts when building a bridge.
  
• - ThinkQuest site about a bridge in Alaska. Includes sections on architecture, current construction, timeline, photos, history, geography, and related links.
  
• - International Database and Gallery of Structures, intended to provide information on structures of interest to the civil engineer. Includes alphabetical index of architectural structures. Intended for civil engineers, but basic information will be useful.
  
• - Features a picture of a bridge that changes every month to identify. Includes pictures of previous month's bridges.
  
• - An in-depth look at how beam and suspension bridges work.
  
• - Pictures, history, and structural explanations of many different types of trusses and bridges.
  
• - Explores the world of megastructures, including bridges, domes, skyscrapers, dams, and tunnels. From PBS.
  
• - Build and bust a virtual bridge.
  
• - Information about the four major types of bridges. Test your knowledge by matching each bridge to the correct location.
  
• - Classroom exercises and video footage of earthquake damage and shake table testing of building models.