Bridge Project

Winslow Mohr: C Block

We had to design a bridge out of a certain amount balsa wood. It had to be less than a certain weight, and had to hold at least 20 Newtons. For materials we had glue, pins, a razor, and the balsa wood. My design used a modified king truss. I had a superstructure and a substructure, with a weak middle. I used a small amount of glue. If I were going to build it again, I would have built a stronger middle road section because that is what actually broke in the end. The sides stayed in tact because that is what I worked the most on. My design held a decent amount of weight, but the middle fell through early. I learned that the design process is very important and you need to think of everything that could happen while building the project. I think the project went very well and you really wouldn't need to do anything differently.