Weston Middle School
Technology/Engineering Course Materials
Why did Greek Temples have all those columns?
What new material did Darby introduce?
What forces are at work when a train went over Eiffel's truss bridge?
How does a cantilever work?
What was the problem with cantilever bridges?
Bridges:
- Arch Bridges
- Iron Bridge
- Clifton Suspension Bridge
- Firth of Forth Bridge
- Garabit Viaduct
- Brooklyn Bridge
- Golden Gate Bridge
- Tacoma Narrows Bridge
- Charles River ( Zakim) Bridge
Engineers:
- John Roebling
- Abraham Darby
- Gustave Eiffel
- Isabard Kingdom Brunel
- Leon Moisseiff
- Othmar Amman
- Christian Menn
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Firth of Forth Cantilever Bridge
Clifton Gorge Suspension Bridge
Revised
April 2007 by Jonathan Dietz,
dietzj@mail.weston.org