Bridges were judged according to their weight and the load they hold. Students, working individually or in teams, were directed to find the strongest way to support a specified roadway across a ...

Our 18-inch balsa-wood bridge withstood a load of 405 pounds (1,134 times its own weight), surprising the professor and us! I kept the little bridge safely stored away, and when Rob and I recently got ...

The students in Mike Johnson's design classes at Kenowa Hills High School have been trying to see how long a bridge made out of balsa wood, glue, and 8-pound fishing line can hold 25 pounds.

Purdue’s ASCE hosts Bridge Bust each year as an outreach to area high schools to teach students about civil engineering and career possibilities in the civil engineering field. Teams in the ...

It is hosted by Purdue’s American Society of Civil Engineers. Purdue ASCE hosts Bridge Bust each year as an outreach event to area high schools. The objective of the competition is to build a balsa ...

The bridge project is a bit different. As an introduction to engineering, seventh-graders are building truss bridges out of balsa wood. When they're complete, they weigh about an ounce.

Second-year students in the Northampton Community College architecture program spent weeks constructing bridges from balsa wood, knowing this day would come.

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