O desenvolvimento das tipologias de pontes: revisão e proposta de síntese lúdico-educativa

Abstract

For human beings, bridges are indispensable structures in overcoming spatial obstacles. Therefore, their study and the development of techniques associated with them are essential to improve traits that raise the technical level of these constructions. In order to contribute in this context, the present work presents, in the form of a bibliographic review, methods, constructive solutions, materials and techniques applied in bridges erected throughout important historical periods, with a view to understanding the chronology and technical evolution of the solutions applied in present. As a way of synthesizing the content in question, and at the same time collaborating for the improvement of teaching-learning methods, we sought to create a card game: a playful-educational product that lists technical and design characteristics of the examples studied, the which are categorized according to the structural system they present. Thus, it is believed that the search and proposition of this type of learning methodology can be an essential factor for the dissemination of technical knowledge to people unfamiliar with the area and, thus, arouse their interest in engineering studies. Furthermore, it is a work that values interdisciplinarity and the dissemination of knowledge, adding knowledge and principles from the technical and pedagogical areas through the creation of a product.