Logbook Entry: Week 2

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STUDIO WEEK 2 Task: Build a stable structure long enough to bridge a 1.5m gap that can support as many blocks as possible.

Materials: -­‐Balsa wood -­‐Super Glue -­‐Blue-­‐tack Cutting Knife -­‐Pins -­‐Tin pencil case for cutting -­‐Cutting board

The 1.5m span of the bridge was situated between two tables.

We used tape and pins to create fixed joints allowing 3 strips to be connected so that the bridge would be long enough to span across the 1.5m gaps. We overlapped the strips of balsa by 10cm.

We decided to build a beam structure, considering our material as good in both tension and compression, which are characteristic forces of beams. Our design required the balsa wood to b e cut into 8 equal strips.

We made our cuts following the grain of the balsa wood.


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