Bridge Lauren Caine and Loren Short

My Bridge Broke My bridge broke in the middle bottom. The bottom just fell out. My Bridge Broke there because that is where all the weight was and the joints were not supported correctly. This was the weak point because the bridge would not hold together there so it was bad joints. This could have been fixed by putting a support beam or joint support.

Terms Tension- the pulling force exerted by each end of a string, cable, chain, or similar one-dimensional continuous object Compressions-balanced inward ("pushing") forces to different points on a material or structure My Bridge was under tension where it broke the bottom middle. Under compression was on the sides where it touched the medal blocks. We could tell this because tension is where it broke and compression is where the bridge was under stress.

West point Because it has no support between the sides. A triangle is more stable because it distributes the weight easier.

Class Bridges No some broke from the bottom like mine and some broke from the sides. All the bridges in the same design and shape did not brake in the same place.

Best Bridge Because it was small it was able to distribute the weight evenly. My bridge was not close to the metal blocks.

Hints Take your time. Do research.