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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
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