Bridge building Competition

I am given 25 wooden sticks (3 x 3 x 600)mm & a glue and these rules :must spen 660 mm and have overall length of
700mm
: maximum width of 150mm
: maximum height above the support 250mm
: a 100mm passage way
:no lamination of mambers (jont must not be
more than 6mm

 

[Rich2001]

As part of a 2nd year engineering Lab class for Statics and Strength of Materials. I had my students design simillar structures. Your bridge can become quite strong, easily holding up to 127 kg,(280 lb), if it is designed correctly.

Go to this site

http://bridgecontest.usma.edu/

download the West Point Bridge Designer and start designing and testing bridge designs on your computer. This will give you a good idea of what works and what doesn't.