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DESIGNING BRIDGES – MATHEMATICS IS ESSENTIAL FOR ENGINEERS SUCH

AS BRIDGE BUIDERS – INVESTIGATE HOW TO DESIGN STRUCTURES THAT

CARRY WEIGHT WITHOUT COLLAPSE

Members:

Noemi Bejeras

Jude Ivan Prima

Uriel Vincent Lique

Sharmaine Bejeras

Philline Diana

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Kagawaran ng Edukasyon
REHIYON V (BIKOL)
TANGGAPANG PANSANGAY NG MGA PAARALAN NG LUNGSOD IRIGA
PERPETUAL HELP NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Junior High School Department

Introduction

Mathematics is the science of numbers, and their operations, interaction,

combinations generalization, abstraction, and of space configurations, measurements,

transformation and structures. Algebra, arithmetic, and trigonometry are branches of

mathematics. Mathematics is essential for engineers. Mathematics enable engineers to

build sturdy structures. Structures such as buildings, roads, and bridges. This structures

helps our country to improve and richen it’s economy.

Bridges can contribute enabling tourism, transportation, productivity, and

employment opportunities, increasing the economic activity. Bridges have a special

place in transportation infrastructure due to it’s direct relationship with other places. A

bridge often provides a quicker, easier way to travel from A to B. This is clearly a good

thing if it means people get better access to education and employment. Improved

transport connections are routes to prosperity for areas of deprivation, creating

economic corridors and helping to rebalance economic growth. Bridges are landmarks

that define the identity of towns and cities, and a source of civic pride for me people who

live there. This improves the tourism of the place where the bridge is located. Bridges

are a critical component of a nation’s infrastructure, making it possible to ship raw

materials and finished goods to factories, warehouse, supplies, distributors, stores, and

end-consumers. Bridges also facilitate travel so consumers can purchase goods and

services in their own communities and beyond. When a bridge close, economic activity

slow or grinds to complete halt. Wages earned by bridge construction and maintenance

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workers have a positive economic impact when used to buy things at local businesses.

Bridge increase cash flow when they join two places that complement each other

economically. It can have a powerful impact when an area that has a large money

supply is connected to one that has goods or services to sell or people who need work.

The same is true when a community that hay raw materials gains easy access to

another that has factories able to convert them into salable goods.

Bridge Engineers are civil engineers responsible for designing and building

bridges and other highway-related structures. Typical tasks for bridge engineers include

designing and maintaining bridge structures, minimizing environmental impact, and

supervising the fabrication process. As well as completing site investigations, data

collection, identifying environmental risks, analyzing manufacturing processes,

supervising construction, and more. Although the exact duties of a bridge engineer may

differ, it’s safe to say they’ll always play a critical role in any bridge construction project.

Designing and maintaining a bridge is no easy task. That’s why bridge engineers are

required to have skills such as analytical thinking, leadership, supervisory skills,

organization, and creativity. Not to mention, time management and budgeting skills

which are essential for projects with restricted time or resources.

The researchers are looking forward to this study, to understand how

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Junior High School Department

Statement of the problem

This study was conducted to determine how mathematics is essential for

engineers. Such as bridge builders. Specifically, the study aimed to provide answer to

the following questions:

1. What do you need to consider when making a bridge?

2. What are the 5 main components of a bridge?

3. What makes a bridge strong?

4. What is the most important part of a bridge?

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TANGGAPANG PANSANGAY NG MGA PAARALAN NG LUNGSOD IRIGA
PERPETUAL HELP NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Junior High School Department

Both topics involve the design and engineering of bridges. Our study

“DESIGNING BRIDGES: MATHEMATICS IS ESSENTIAL FOR ENGINEERS

SPECIALLY ON BRIDGE BUILDERS; INVESTIGATE HOW TO BUILD BRIDGES THAT

CAN HOLD WEIGHT WITHOUT COLLAPSE”, particularly in building sturdy structures

like bridges, and emphasizes the critical role of bridge engineers in designing and

maintaining bridge structures. Bridges contribute to the economic development of a

region by improving transport connections, tourism, transportation, productivity, and

employment opportunities. The study aims to identify the essential considerations in

designing a bridge, distinguish different types of risk factors, analyze the interrelationship

among them, and ensure the safety of the bridge construction process. And for our

related review of literature. “MONITORING MOVING RIVERS: ANALYSING THREATS

TO CRITICAL BRIDGES IN THE PHILIPPINES by Richard Boothroyd, (2021)”. This

topic emphasizes the potential threats that river migration poses to bridge infrastructure

and suggests the use of satellite imagery analyses to inform the strategic design and

placement of future bridge infrastructure. The main focus of the study is to analyze the

threats posed by river migration to critical bridges in the Philippines and to propose a

solution to monitor this risk through the incorporation of satellite imagery analyses into

bridge monitoring investigations. The study also suggests that this approach can be

extended to other critical infrastructure adjacent to rivers and to other settings subject to

dynamic natural forces.

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