After 50 painstaking hours over the past weekend, our popsicle stick bridge is finally done. This Thursday, February 17, the structural masterpiece our team designed and constructed will compete in the annual Ryerson bridge building competition. Starting 12pm that day, the bridges will be put under a hydraulic press and loaded until it fails. The top 3 Ryerson teams will move on to the national competition held at Concordia University in Montreal.

I want to be the first to thank the team members, Mike, Mohammed, and Stan for their dedication and hard work. Our bridge is kickass because you guys were there every step of the way.

Stay tuned. Pictures and videos are coming after the competition.

Stats:

• Bridge Type: Quadruple I-beam A-frame
• Design Bridge Mass: 1.15kg
• Final Bridge Mass: 1.37kg
• Design Load: 1250kg

GO I-BEAMERS!