Spaghetti bridge project

• Please read about "Bridge Basics"
• Then, test your knowledge with the accompanying "Bridge Challenge." 
• Conduct each of the 4 mini Virtual Labs on Forces, Materials, Loads, & Shapes.
• Next, read about The Basics of Bridge Design: BATS, Tension, Compression, Buckling, and more...
• BEFORE YOU START BUILDING, read these Spaghetti Bridge Construction Tips
• TEST OUT YOUR BRIDGE DESIGN HERE
  - You will need Java. 
  - "Nodes" are your connections (hot glue)
  - "Members" are your beams (spaghetti)
  - Make the bottom left node a "fixed node"
  - Make the bottom right note a "horizontal rolling node"
  - Use Window's "Snipping Tool" to save a picture after testing your design

• You can download sophisticated Bridge Design software here.
• Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse
• Engineering.com's "Cargo Bridge" Game