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Description:	Mass: 9.86g, Load: 12.125kg, Efficiency: 1232 This was my Regionals bridge. Mass distribution: pieces connecting compression and legs .4g apiece, a lamination of two 1/8" by 3/16" pieces; compression members totaled 2g (1/8" square pieces); all the 1/8 by 1/16" fan pieces totaled 1.5g ; tension 1/8" square totaling 1.5g, horizontal: 1g/stick low density 1/8" square; legs weighed .2g, .22g, .21g, .21g at 1/8" square size; the laminate on legs were 1/8" by 1/16" .6g per stick density; lateral bracing was cut from .55g per 36" stick 1/8" by 1/16"; underneath pieces are low density 1/4" by 1/16". For most of this bridge, I used 5-15sec CA glue on lap joints and 1-3sec CA glue on butt joints.
Username:	Aia
Date:	14.08.2009 19:02
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gatorboy
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whats it made of?

19.10.2009 18:08

Aia_
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Both bridges 10 and 25 are constructed entirely from balsa wood.

22.10.2009 17:29

permutations
Guest

are lap joints or butt joints better?

and why did you use a lot of laminated wood, is it better than just using a thicker piece of wood?

nice work!

thanks in advance :)

23.10.2009 16:02

Aia_
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By and large, lap joints are more effective than butt joints due to their better surface area for connection. However, there are some instances where butt joints are better- for example, in this particular bridge, the four "corners" of the bridge where compression, tension, and legs all met are double butt joints. I wanted the load from the compression to transfer directly down from the compression to the legs. If I had made a lap joint connecting the compression and tension members at that point, then I would only be testing the strength of the glue joint because the load would no longer be able to transfer straight down.

Lamination versus thicker pieces of wood- I think you might also want to consider denser pieces of wood in this debate as well. I think deciding which of these three options is the best depends on the location/function of the piece. Again, for example, look on my bridge above where a piece has been labeled with team name. That piece is laminated- two 3/16 by 1/8 low density pieces together. From experimentation, I found that that particular lamination was better than a smaller piece or single piece of the same weight in that location. So, while I can't tell you which of the three options is most effective in all cases, I can say that you can find what does work best by experimenting and testing more structures.

Hope that helps.

31.10.2009 10:19

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