Evaluation Question Pg. 1
List the key reasons for your choice of design.
Some of the key reasons for picking our design was the fact that that it was a sturdy yet light weight design.
What are the good points about your design?
Some of the good things about the design is the strong beam and cross bracing underneath. And the the bottom arch is great for added strength and vital to get those extra kilo's when in the competition.
What are some of the weaknesses of your design?
Our design contained several weaknesses including the lack of top bracing, the lack of pylons and the lack or
What problems did you encounter in constructing and testing the bridge?
The main problem we encounter in the test and construction stage was the delemar of how to attach the bottom arch to the bridge with still keeping the structural integrity.
How did you solve these problems?
we worked out a way to solve this problem. We bent the arch so it was symertrical and then we taped the flat bit of the arch to the bottom of the bridge which seemed to work really well.