Bridge Design Competition
Bridge Design Competition
April 2016
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As a final project for my high school honors physics class, I designed and built a bridge with my two teammates, that went on to win first-place and beat the teacher's own design.
As a final project for my high school honors physics class, I designed and built a bridge with my two teammates, that went on to win first-place and beat the teacher's own design.
Constructed of only 0.5 kilograms of pasta and epoxy, this bridge was able to sustain a load of 4.5 kilograms without showing any stress or strain.
Constructed of only 0.5 kilograms of pasta and epoxy, this bridge was able to sustain a load of 4.5 kilograms without showing any stress or strain.
Intial draft of bridge design drawn up the same day as the announcement of the competition
One linguine supports another as glue dries
The lowest crossbar was quickly cut before testing as it violated design specifications
This success would not have been possible without my hardworking teammate, Theresa, who would later go on to attend the Swanson School of Engineering at Pitt with me, and join my team for our freshman-year project, Sense-itivity.
This success would not have been possible without my hardworking teammate, Theresa, who would later go on to attend the Swanson School of Engineering at Pitt with me, and join my team for our freshman-year project, Sense-itivity.
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