Ryan Bockmier
1) I thought our bridge would hold the weight I estimated because of the preparation and the way we built the supports for the road deck. The supports being the ones that were underneath the center of the bridge.
2) I thought my bridge was going to break where it did. The road deck was thin (being only 2 planks) and the supports were only one stick wide.
3) Our bridge held 67lbs before it broke.
4) It broke on the center road deck.
5) Our bridge broke because the pillars supporting the center of the deck failed and then the rest fell through from the center out to the mean supports in the towers.
6) I liked how we focused more on lightness and cheapness as opposed to how much the bridge could hold. This proved to be good because we placed pretty well on the chart of bridges.
7) It broke because of how thin the road deck was. We should have trussed it.
8) I thought attaching the road deck to the towers was going to be difficult but I finished that part in 30 minutes.
9) The most difficult part was getting the holder for the chains to fit in the bridge. The way we set up our center trus made it hard to fit the rod. I ended up having to break the bridge and build the rod into the bridge the day of the break.
10) I would have added more supports under the center of the bridge. They would have held up the weight of the bridge a little better and would have helped the weight being held.
11) When making the bridge I honestly didn’t know what would have broken. I didn't think about it at the time but looking back I would have doubled up on supports underneath the center of the bridge and the road deck.
2) I thought my bridge was going to break where it did. The road deck was thin (being only 2 planks) and the supports were only one stick wide.
3) Our bridge held 67lbs before it broke.
4) It broke on the center road deck.
5) Our bridge broke because the pillars supporting the center of the deck failed and then the rest fell through from the center out to the mean supports in the towers.
6) I liked how we focused more on lightness and cheapness as opposed to how much the bridge could hold. This proved to be good because we placed pretty well on the chart of bridges.
7) It broke because of how thin the road deck was. We should have trussed it.
8) I thought attaching the road deck to the towers was going to be difficult but I finished that part in 30 minutes.
9) The most difficult part was getting the holder for the chains to fit in the bridge. The way we set up our center trus made it hard to fit the rod. I ended up having to break the bridge and build the rod into the bridge the day of the break.
10) I would have added more supports under the center of the bridge. They would have held up the weight of the bridge a little better and would have helped the weight being held.
11) When making the bridge I honestly didn’t know what would have broken. I didn't think about it at the time but looking back I would have doubled up on supports underneath the center of the bridge and the road deck.
Bella Mahadev
Lily Kope