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Engineering Open House - Bridge Competition

<p style="margin-left: 9pt"> <strong>Engineering Open House - Model Span Bridge Competition!</strong></p> <p style="margin-left: 9pt"> <a href="http://eng.odu.edu/eng/openhouse/design_competitions.shtml">http://eng.odu.edu/eng/openhouse/design_competitions.shtml</a></p> <p style="margin-left: 9pt"> The object of this contest is to construct a 12 inch long model bridge from a given amount of balsa wood. This model will be <strong><u>tested to destruction</u></strong> to determine its load-carrying capacity as related to its weight when subjected to a single loading.&nbsp; There will be separate competitions for high schools and middle schools.</p> <p style="margin-left: 9pt"> All contestants must use the official material kits available from&nbsp;Old Dominion University. Please check the web site or the attachement for detailed competition rules. The cost of the kits is $4.00. Kits can be picked up from the Engineering Technology Department at Old Dominion University, Room 214, Kaufman Hall, 757-683-3765.</p>

Posted By: Tiffany Cummings
Date: Fri Jan 31 17:54:26 EST 2014

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