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bcmiller2

K-Truss bridge for Wake Tech engineering class

Last updated on December 8, 2017 by bcmiller2

This bridge is supporting 191lbs of weight. It didn’t break, that was all the weight we could fit in the trash can. I believe this is close to the maximum load it could hold because the platform the jig is resting on was significantly bowed. The rest of the structure was rock solid. The construction of the bridge is popsicle sticks

Categories Popsicle Bridges Tags 100+ lbs, college bridges, k-truss, popsicle bridge, reader submitted 7 Comments

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