Lab Report
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Non-Constructed Bridge
Civil Lab: Bridge Building
Fill out this report if you did not build the actual bridge. You must answer with complete sentences and correct punctuation to get full credit.
Testing Data
1.
Under Method 1, how was the book placed on the bridge? Describe how the bridge failed (12 points):
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2.
How could you strengthen the bridge, so it does not fail the way it did in Method 1 (12 points)?
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3.
For the bridge in Method 1, can you think of a way that two people could work together to load the bridge with the book and not have it fail the way it did (12 points)?
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4.
For the bridge in Method 2, if you moved the chairs closer together, do you think it would take more or less weight to cause the bridge to fail? Explain your answer (12 points):
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5.
If this were an actual bridge, explain why the Method 1 test and Method 2 test are both critical for car safety (13 points):
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