{"id":2233,"date":"2024-11-02T20:33:13","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T20:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/troitsky.skule.ca\/?p=2233"},"modified":"2024-11-02T20:36:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T20:36:27","slug":"types-of-bridges-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troitsky.skule.ca\/?p=2233","title":{"rendered":"Types of Bridges Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2233\" class=\"elementor elementor-2233\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-90ea46f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90ea46f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d29791\" data-id=\"6d29791\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c40f18 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c40f18\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-80fd025\" data-id=\"80fd025\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a29b461 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a29b461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.8 - 02-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>In this week\u2019s workshop, our design directors, Saba and Isabelle, introduced the different types of bridges that teams can build for the competition. They highlighted the key features of each type and shared the best approaches for designing and constructing them.<\/p><p>For new members, especially first-year students with limited background in bridge design, the execs recommended starting with simpler designs, such as beam bridges, to build a solid understanding of fundamental statics and design principles. Once familiar with these basics, members can progress to more complex structures, like arch or truss bridges. However, the choice is entirely up to each team, and anyone confident in tackling a more challenging design will have the full support of the executive team.<\/p><p>Hopefully, this workshop helped you narrow down your choice of bridge type, and remember\u2014the team is always here to assist with any questions along the way!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-366b4fb\" data-id=\"366b4fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08b3975 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08b3975\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.8 - 02-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/troitsky.skule.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8918-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3bddfc3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3bddfc3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd35552\" data-id=\"dd35552\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce2e2ba elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"ce2e2ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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They highlighted the key features of each type and shared the best approaches for designing and constructing them. For new members, especially first-year students with limited background in bridge design, the execs &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/troitsky.skule.ca\/?p=2233\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Types of Bridges Workshop<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"TroitskyUofT","author_link":"https:\/\/troitsky.skule.ca\/?author=1"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/troitsky.skule.ca\/?cat=15\" rel=\"category\">Workshop<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"In this week\u2019s workshop, our design directors, Saba and Isabelle, introduced the different types of bridges that teams can build for the competition. 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