Student Engineer Finds 'Structural Art' In 19th Century Bridges
Civil engineering major Christina Terpeluk is studying 19th century American bridges, such as this Bollman truss structure in Savage, Md. (Photo by Will Kirk)
To most people, a bridge is simply an assembly that allows travelers to move safely across a river or gorge. But to Christina Terpeluk, a Johns Hopkins senior from Chestertown, Md., a bridge can be a piece of structural art.
Supported by an undergraduate research grant from the university, Terpeluk has spent months studying 19th century American iron truss bridges, trying to determine whether they fit the definition of structural art, a concept championed by David P. Billington, a civil engineering scholar at Princeton. To qualify, a structure must be a work of elegance and efficiency that showcases its designer's engineering goals in a way that appeals to the eye. ...
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