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The physical bridge was the main task for our group for much of the week. The time constraints were very difficult for this project, so at different points in time we always had 3-4 people building the bridge. We were given 15 planks, 150 sticks, 2 glue guns, and 2 exact o knives to build a 4 foot long bridge that spans a 3 foot long gap with 1 foot of height.
The first major step was to build the top of the bridge, which will serve as the driving surface for the cart carrying the bricks.
The first major step was to build the top of the bridge, which will serve as the driving surface for the cart carrying the bricks.
Next, we began to build the foundation of the bridge. We cut up a series of planks and stacked them to get the bridge 1 foot off of the ground.
Next, we began to build the foundation of the bridge. We cut up a series of planks and stacked them to get the bridge 1 foot off of the ground.
This is our bridge after we finished the last step.
This is our bridge after we finished the last step.
We also began to build the supports of the bridge.
We also began to build the supports of the bridge.
This was a our final bridge. We also all had hats made from extra supplies. We used many of our extra supplies to reinforce the bottom of the bridge. Since it was likely that the middle of the bridge was weakest, we reinforced it with many of our scraps.
Overall, we were able to build a bridge successfully. Our design got off to a bit of a rough start, as we quickly ran out of planks. However, we were able to improvise and slowly continued to improve our bridge. Finally, we built a bridge that fell within the requirements that we had confidence in. We would add more support to the base of our bridge if given the chance to redo the project.
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