The annual Balsa Bridge Building Contest is happening soon! Physics 11 and 12 students build bridges and compete to see which bridge can hold the most weight without breaking, and the bridge itself has to be under a certain weight. This contest has been held since 1980, and the current record is 209.4 kg. This contest is for students is for students to learn about structure and strength while working with materials, such as balsa wood and glue. There are also some other awards, such as best workmanship and design. This contest is sponsored by University of British Columbia Engineering Physics Program, Simon Fraser University's School of Engineering Science, and Professional Engineers and Gescientists of BC to name a few. Some of the bridges produced by the students are very impressive!
Here are some pictures from the contest:
(My brother, on the right, and classmate, with their bridge for best workmanship and design in 2000)
Vancouver is a city of many interesting bridges. Here's my favourite:
(Alex Fraser Bridge, New Westminster-Delta BC)
For more information, check out these two sites:
Here is an interesting site from the Additional Links section in Balsa Bridge:
- Laura :)
(My brother, on the right, and classmate, with their bridge for best workmanship and design in 2000)
No comments:
Post a Comment