The first week of engineering lab
we basically learned what was expected of us and what the course involves. During the first part of class we went over
types of bridges. One type of bridge
design that was brought up a lot was the truss bridge. Our professor did a tour of a couple of
different bridges on “Google Earth”. The
bridges that were shown were from all around the world. Another key part of class was the
introduction to “West Point Bridge Designer”.
This was software where you can create bridges of your liking. This seems like it would be really helpful when
coming up for a final bridge design.
During the last part of class we were in charge of creating our blog.
There are
three main tasks we will have to complete this term, which are building a
bridge, keeping up with our blog, and then the final report. When we met up and discussed about teamwork
one thing stood out. All work should be
split up evenly to make it easier on everyone.
We will also need to work well as a team, this project depends on
it. Setting up meeting will also be a
challenge since everyone has their own schedule so we will have to keep on
track with that. Our group does not have
a lot of experience with bridges so this will be a learning experience for all
of us, which is why teamwork will be so important. I think we should discuss everything that
comes to mind; no idea is stupid. This
seems like it will be a fun term and can’t wait to start working!
-John Watson
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