Bridge Contest 2007

The "balsa bridge contest" is part of the course
 PHYS 215 Engineering Mechanics: Statics.

The Show

Viewers voted on the best-looking bridges

 

After weighing in, each student describes the design and predicts how much it will hold and where it will break.

 

The test begins.

 

Some bridges just don't want to break.

This one held a whopping 132lbs!