Adaptive Use of Historic Truss Bridges for Civil Engineering Instruction

工程-土木（54）这个项目是利用一个历史性的桁架桥，以改善本科土木工程教育，结构分析和施工方法两门课程。桁架桥的自适应使用提供了一种工具，用于提高学生创建高质量结构计算机模型的能力，并制定高质量的施工计划。通过这个项目，学生们将获得一个深刻的理解之间发生的差异真实的和理论结构在分析和建设。该项目包括四个部分：（1）制定一项协议，用于适应性地使用历史桁架桥供行人使用，（2）制定一系列基于适应性地使用历史桁架桥的施工规划、排序和估算任务，（3）制定桥梁的仪表计划，以及（4）发展结构分析课程的作业，使用桁架构件的量测挠度与力，并将其与理论值作比较。目前正在对该项目进行严格评估，以确定对学生学习的影响，并正在广泛传播所编写的材料，供其他机构采用。

Engineering - Civil (54)This project is utilizing an historic truss bridge to improve two courses in undergraduate civil engineering education, Structural Analysis and Construction Methods. The adaptive use of the truss bridge provides a vehicle for improving student's ability to create high quality computer models of structures and to develop high quality construction plans. Through this project, students are gaining a deep understanding of the differences that occur between real and theoretical structures in both analysis and construction. The project comprises four parts: (1) development of a protocol for adaptive use of historic truss bridges for pedestrian use, (2) development of a series of construction planning, sequencing, and estimating assignments that are based on the adaptive use of an historic truss bridge, (3) development of an instrumentation plan for the bridge, and (4) development of assignments for a structural analysis course that uses the measured deflections and forces in truss members and compares them to theoretical values. The project is being rigorously assessed to determine the impact on student learning and the materials developed are being widely disseminated for adoption at other institutions.