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