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Make way for boats
If a bridge needs to cross a river without obstructing river traffic, it can be built with an opening section. Tower Bridge is a world famous example of a bascule bridge that can open when necessary.
Lesson Objectives
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The student could understand how hydraulic and pneumatic systems for operating achieve functioning solutions for lifting bascules.
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They should know that different types of opening bridge have been developed by engineers and must identify and solve their own design
problems in order to produce the bridge exhibition.
This resource is part of a full set of lessons looking at London bridge design which can be found here
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