Week 2

Assignment: To design a temporary bridge for the The Liliputian Olympics.

Design Constraints:

• Able to hold 20 lbs for 1min
• Use least number of pieces possible
• Construction time needs to be as quick as possible.
• Prefabricated parts need to be 10.5"x8"x6"
• Use less than 400 parts.

Constraints

The class was taught how to use West Point Bridge Design to test designs.

One week was given to come up with initial designs and a working bridge model. 

Plan:

Meet on Sunday Afternoon and work on designs and testing as group and divide up paperwork evenly between group members.