Western New England College Bridge Busting Record

Engineering students Brian Carrigan of Somers, CT, left, and Matt Cole of Providence, R.I. set a new record at the 11th annual Western New England College Bridge Busting competition at Sleith Hall on Tuesday, May 1. Their bridge held 22 bricks, smashing the old record of 16 bricks set two years ago. As part of their final project, students enrolled in the Western New England College School of Engineering's Mechanics of Materials course tested the strength of their bridge design through the placement of bricks. Students were given four sheets of poster board, eight Popsicle sticks, string, Elmer's glue, and two sewing needles. The completed bridge must have met specifications and had pleasing aesthetic qualities. Bricks were placed on the bridges until they collapsed. For their effort, Cole and Carrigan received the coveted Mechanics of Materials Gold Brick Award. The strength to weight ratio for their bridge was an impressive 219.

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[goudiem]

im joe sleith lol  the only reason i seen this is because it was in the sleith hall!

[porsche944turbs]

oh hilllaaarious

[bzbzbz52]

Sweet! 22 bricks on a cardboard bridge? You should help the build the new bridge in San Francisco!!