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Balsa wood bridge projects. See more ideas about wood bridge bridge bridge building. Some of the more critical requirements are that the bridge must be made entirely of balsa wood and glue with the exception of the articulating element. For the past ten years i ve been a part of mesa most projects have never really changed. In order to start the balsa wood bridge project i went to hobby lobby and bought all the stuff including excel knife wood glue triangle ruler sand paper and balsa wood strips.
Many high school and college science and engineering classes will. Dec 23 2016 explore kathleen colbath s board balsa wood bridge on pinterest. Along with building with nothing but balsa and glue some projects allow you to compete against others comparing building skills while gaining ideas. 273 55 kg now more than 1500 photos.
Balsa wood bridge is a simple bridge structure made of small individual pieces or sticks of balsa wood. There are even professional competitions for balsa wood bridges that can bear the highest loads. The project covers the design analysis construction and testing of an articulating balsa wood bridge. This is a fun intriguing project that will entertain an individual for hours.
The problem was that there were not many balsa wood strips in hobby lobby. The balsa wood bridge is probably one of the most difficult projects from the old school projects mesa has had. Final report cee 4803 balsa wood bridge design project december 9 2015 group 3 arman yosal josia tannos maya goldman savannah brooks slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance and to provide you with relevant advertising. Balsa wood bridge building is an educational technology that promote practical application of knowledge that students learned during a section or unit covering a related physics or engineering topic.
This instruction set will teach you how to design and construct your own bridge made out of balsa wood. The bridge was designed following a given set of specifications. Although i went to three hobby lobbys i could only find 4 5 strips. These projects invite you to build a model airplane that can actually fly a wooden bridge that can support any model train that passes and a model tower that s strong enough to support a weight.
The mesa program has only recently started adding rotational and trial based events i e.