Also be sure to include any sketches, calculations, or unused design ideas you may have had. You will present your rationale paper to the class prior to testing your structure. The crushing test will be followed by a post-test analysis, to be turned in the next day. The following lesson has been addressed to the class proior to beginning the activity. An Exercise in Structural Engineering Engineering is a way of turning ideas into reality.
Structural engineering is the study and design of structures.
It is a method of keeping bridges, buildings, and the Statue of Liberty from falling down. Your assignment is to build a tower. You must follow ths specifications listed below. No painting, coating, fiberglassing, reinforcing etc. Any glue, but only glue, no pins, nails, etc.