MOREnet, MODOT and RoundTrips Present:
Part 1: Bringing Down the Glasgow Bridge

Date: December 8, 2008
Times: (10:00-10:45 a.m. and 11:00-11:45 a.m. CST)
Grade Levels: 4-12

"5..4..3..2..1..."  That'll be the sequence as Missouri Department of Transportation officials bring down the Glasgow Bridge spanning the Missouri River to begin construction of a new bridge.  Talk to the experts.  Explore the math, science and planning involved in creating a safe and effective implosion.

Join us live on Monday, December 8 from Rolla, and Macon Missouri.  Be part of the action as explosives expert Dr. Paul Worsey (Professor of Mining Engineering, Missouri S&T) and engineers Dennis Brucks and Brian Haeffner  from Missouri Department of Transportation walk us through the process of bringing down the Glasgow Bridge.

To Join this conference Contact: roundtrips@clayton.k12.mo.us
To watch the live stream of the conference go to http://www.more.net


Program Materials:

Click on the links below for more information:

Download detailed program description

The Missouri Department of Transportation web site about the Glasgow Bridge

NPR story on Dr. Paul Worsey

PowerPoint presentation on energy from Newport News Virginia Public Schools STEP program

Kinds of energy from the Federal Energy Information Administration

Types of bridges game from PBS.

More on bridges from How Stuff Works.

Lesson Plans on Kinds of Bridges from Washington State Department of Transportation.

Truss bridge design from the University of Florida describing tension, compression, and moment of intertia.
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