Design a bridge in Solidworks, construct it using 3D printed PLA, and test it by increasing its load until it broke. The bridge could not have a mass greater than 40 grams, have a length longer than 9.75 inches, or a width greater than 2.5 inches. The bridge had to span a gap of 9 inches, have an open area of 2 inches by 2 inches in the middle, and have a hole in the middle of the roadbed for the testing apparatus. The max height of the bridge was 4 inches from the bottom, the smallest feature size was 2 mm in all directions, and our bridge was not allowed to have any parts below the top plane of the supports on the testing apparatus.
Design a bridge in Solidworks, construct it using 3D printed PLA, and test it by increasing its load until it broke. The bridge could not have a mass greater than 40 grams, have a length longer than 9.75 inches, or a width greater than 2.5 inches. The bridge had to span a gap of 9 inches, have an open area of 2 inches by 2 inches in the middle, and have a hole in the middle of the roadbed for the testing apparatus. The max height of the bridge was 4 inches from the bottom, the smallest feature size was 2 mm in all directions, and our bridge was not allowed to have any parts below the top plane of the supports on the testing apparatus.
