Model Bridge Design

I have built three different models of popsicle bridges. You can check out each one:
Popsicle Bridge #1
Popsicle Bridge #2
Popsicle Bridge #3

Popsicle bridges provide a unique challenge because of the limited length of the popsicle sticks. This hurts the inherent strength especially in tension. Ideally, a member of the bridge in tension would be one long continuous piece. This obviously can’t happen with a popsicle stick bridge. The way to overcome this is to glue several popsicle sticks together trying your best to create strong connections between the sticks.Popsicle sticks are fairly strong, but did you know that not all popsicle sticks are equal? You have to be careful which popsicle sticks you choose to use on your bridge.

Click here for some sweet popsicle bridge plans.

Cool Popsicle Bridge Websites:

http://andrew.triumf.ca/andrew/popsicle-bridge/

http://students.seattleu.edu/clubs/asce/Site/Popsicle%20Bridge%

20Competition.htmlhttp://www.seattleasce.org/seattleasce/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex=2&tabid=40

http://www.mohawkcollege.ca/events/popstick/popstickframeset.html

• Seattle Annual Popsicle Stick Bridge Competition
• Popsicle Sticks
• Prairie Popsicle Stick Bridge
• Short Warren Truss Popsicle Bridge
• Albury High School Popsicle Bridge record breaker!

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