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  STRUCTURES SECTION CONTENTS  
     
  FRAMES, BEAMS, SECTION, STRUTS AND TIES, TRIANGULATION  
     
  1. Frame Structures  
  2. What is a Space Frame Structure?  
  3. Monocoque and Semi-Monocoque Structures  
  4. Revision Cards - Structural Frames  
     
  5. Simple Frames  
  6. Sections and Beams  
  7. Struts and Ties  
     
  8. Examples of Triangulation  
  9. Triangulation Continued  
  10. A Triangulated Conventional Roof  
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  FAMOUS STRUCTURES INCLUDING THE HISTORY OF BRIDGES  
     
 

1a. Lesson Starter - Famous Structures of the World

  
 

1b. Another Lesson Starter - Structures

  
 

1c. Introduction to Bridges.

  
 

2. History of Bridges - Wood Beam and Wood Frame Bridges

  
 

3. History of Bridges - The Stone Slab Bridge and Modern Beam Bridge

  
 

4. History of Bridges - The Stone Arch Bridge

  
 

5. The History of Bridges - Iron and Steel Bridges

  
     
 

6. Typical Roman Stone Arch Construction

  
 

7. Roman Bridge and Aqueduct Construction

  
 

8. The Mostar Bridge (Stone Arch)

  
 

9a. Switzerland - The Landwasser Viaduct

  
  9b. The Ribblehead Viaduct  
     
 

10. A Typical Truss Bridge

  
 

11. The Tay Bridge Disaster

  
 

12. Why the Tay Bridge Collapsed - One Theory

  
     
  13a. The Box Girder Bridge  
     
 

13b. A Typical Cable Stay Bridge

  
 

14. The Normandy Bridge - Cable Stay Bridge

  
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15. The Millau Bridge - Southern France (Cable Stay)

  
 

16. A Typical Suspension Bridge

  
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  17a. Cantilever Bridges - Forth Rail Bridge  
     
 

17b. The Bridges of Budapest - Hungary

  
 

18. Bridge Design Activity

  
 

19. Bridge Location, Design and Leaflet - Activity

  
 

20. The Tacoma Suspension Bridge Disaster

  
 

 
 
 

21. The Akashi-Kaikyo Suspension Bridge - Page 1 - General Facts

  
 

22. The Akashi-Kaikyo Suspension Bridge - Page 2 - Foundations and Towers

  
 

23. The Akashi-Kaikyo Suspension Bridge - Page 3 - Cables and Decking

  
 

24. The Akashi-Kaikyo Suspension Bridge - Page 4 - Animated Stages of Construction

  
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  MAKING MODEL STRUCTURES AND TESTING THEM  
     
  MAKING A STRAW BRIDGE - USING A JIG  
 

25. Model Art Straw Bridge Practical Project - Page 1

  
 

26. Model Art Straw Bridge Practical Project - Page 2

  
 

27. Model Art Straw Bridge Practical Project - Page 3

  
  28. Bridge Embellishment  
  29. Bridge Testing  
 

30. Model Art Straw Bridge - Collecting and Presenting the Data

  
     
  MAKING A STRAW BRIDGE - FREE HAND (NO JIG)  
  31. Making a Freehand Straw Bridge - No Jig  
  32. Testing the Freehand Straw Bridge  
     
 

36. Designing a Model Tower

  
 

37. Making a Model Tower

  
     
 

41. The Eiffel Tower

  
 

42. Structures and the Environment

  
 

43.The Empire State Building

  
 

44. Designing the New London Tower

  
     
 
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