Spaghetti bridge explained

A spaghetti bridge is an architectural model of a bridge, made of uncooked spaghetti or other hard, dry, straight noodles. Bridges are constructed for both educational experiments and competitions. The aim is usually to construct a bridge with a specific quantity of materials over a specific span, that can sustain a load. In competitions, the bridge that can hold the greatest load for a short period of time wins the contest.[1] There are many contests around the world, usually held by schools and colleges.

Okanagan College contest

The original Spaghetti Bridge competition has run at Okanagan College in British Columbia since 1983,[2] and is open to international entrants[3] who are full-time secondary or post-secondary students.

The winners of the 2009 competition were Norbert Pozsonyi and Aliz Totivan of the Szechenyi Istvan University of Győr in Hungary. They won $1,500 with a bridge that weighed 982 grams and held 443.58 kg. Second place went to Brendon Syryda and Tyler Pearson of Okanagan College with a bridge that weighed 982 grams and held 98.71 kg.[4]

Contests

Spaghetti bridge building contests around the world include:

See also

References

Winston Science http://www.winston-school.org/?PageName=LatestNews&Section=Highlights&ItemID=106650&ISrc=School&Itype=Highlights&SchoolID=4831

Further reading

- Estimating the weight and the failure load of a spaghetti bridge: a deep learning approach DOI:10.1080/0952813X.2019.1694590

External links

Notes and References

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