Okay, this is my new section called OTHER PROJECTS, here I will tell about projects I'm working on for the community, school, or something else. For now I am going to tell about a bride I made for the 2002 BRIMS Regional Bridge Building Championship, you may of heard of it but it's unlikely.
You must construct a bridge following certain rules and other stuff. Your bridge must be constructed with 3/32" Basswood, a mass less than 30 grams, bridge capable of spanning 300mm, not longer than 400mm, width not greater than 80mm, height not greater than 150mm, 3/8" diameter vertical clearence through the center of the bridge, and area for a 40mm x 40mm x 6mm loading plate.
You take your bridge to the contest and they bust it. Yes they break it. Basically they put the loading plate on top of the bridge, put an I-Bolt hanging from the loading plate vertically with a nut. They attach a S-Hook to the bottom of the I-Bolt them attach a bucket, then they fill the bucket with sand until the bridge brakes. The load supported (in grams) is divided by the mass of the bridge (in grams) and you get your effciency. The bridge with the highest effciency wins.
The contest will be held on Saturday, March the 9th. I will tell you how I did soon after that.
RESULTS
Well I guess it was a good day at the bridge competition, but not as good as I hoped. Most average bridges held 50 pounds, but mine only held 33 pounds. But I guess that's good for my first year. My bridge broke right down the center. I'll have some pictures of what's left of my bridge soon.
