Civil Engineers are everywhere, we are responsible for things you use in your everyday life that you probably don’t give much thought about, but your life would be drastically different without. We design water and wastewater systems, roads, bridges, and take care of the environment. In this series of five caches, you will learn about Bridges, Domes, Skyscrapers, Dams and Tunnels. PBS has developed challenges for kids to learn about engineering, but if you aren’t a kid, you still might learn something. I hope you enjoy it!
For this cache, please visit the following page and do the “Dam Challenge.”
BUILDING BIG: The Dam Challenge (pbs.org)
The final is at
N43 AA.EEE
W88 BB.GGG
The challenge asks you to figure out how the engineer should address each of the problems described at the dam. By doing the challenge online, you will get the correct answers. Use the numbers next to your selection to fill in the corresponding spaces of the final cache coordinates.
AA - Arch Dam
- Repair it? 04
- Remove it? 05
- Leave it alone? 04
EEE - Embankment Dam
- Repair it? .897
- Remove it? .205
- Leave it alone? .312
BB - Buttress Dam
- Repair it? 05
- Remove it? 05
- Leave it alone? 05
GGG - Gravity Dam
- Repair it? .018
- Remove it? .170
- Leave it alone? .249
