Record Truss Bridge 2012 - University of Auckland Engineering

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  • Опубліковано 23 лип 2012
  • This truss bridge is the current record holder at the University of Auckland's Faculty of Engineering. It supported 1087N before an additional 96N caused failure.
    If you are interested in studying engineering in New Zealand at the University of Auckland, follow this link - www.engineering.auckland.ac.nz...

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  • @spreddyreds9408
    @spreddyreds9408 3 роки тому +3396

    The bridge was more stable than the cameraman.

    • @Lycouris
      @Lycouris 3 роки тому +8

      ikr,the camera man is trash

    • @alexalmonte2939
      @alexalmonte2939 3 роки тому +46

      I think the camera man was going through a withdrawal of some sort😂😂 the way he was breathing and shaking 😂

    • @ddsbabes7140
      @ddsbabes7140 3 роки тому +1

      omg ur on point haha,by d way care to aub guys i would be nice ty😅

    • @darkjustice851
      @darkjustice851 3 роки тому +2

      👍

    • @johnray854
      @johnray854 3 роки тому +1

      OH SNAP!... sound of sonic boom cause I said it so loud

  • @anthonyallencabrera
    @anthonyallencabrera 5 років тому +3618

    Insane holding that much weight during a earthquake!

    • @Abuda7amHD
      @Abuda7amHD 5 років тому +58

      Anthony Cabrera underrated comment

    • @makinamati
      @makinamati 4 роки тому +14

      These are so frágile on earthquakes... If edges separate enough do to an oscillatory quake the bridge wont broke. Just fall complete. It always happens... Axes mst be really long to allow movement of given buildings

    • @zigbo5659
      @zigbo5659 3 роки тому +3

      Lmao

    • @dava8058
      @dava8058 3 роки тому +61

      Are you Referring to the cameraman?

    • @Serenelove520
      @Serenelove520 3 роки тому +1

      LOL

  • @johnnybgoodbeesandbarbecue5788
    @johnnybgoodbeesandbarbecue5788 3 роки тому +426

    I entered this contest when I was in college, it is a great challenge for engineering students to get off the CAD software and actually build something and test it. We weren't allowed any metal pins though, only popsicle sticks and white glue, anything else used was a disqualifier. I still have mine hanging in my garage as inspiration. This group did a great job.

    • @twiss9341
      @twiss9341 3 роки тому

      :)

    • @thefourshowflip
      @thefourshowflip 2 роки тому

      They did outstanding…they better have gotten an A on this one 😁

    • @cabletie69
      @cabletie69 2 роки тому

      how did it perform in the test?

    • @johnnybgoodbeesandbarbecue5788
      @johnnybgoodbeesandbarbecue5788 2 роки тому +9

      @@cabletie69 if memory serves, we held about 2000lbs of downward force on the centre beam. Designed a gull wing truss like this...'IAI'...It nestled tight below and between the outer supports, and transferred the forces directly to the rig itself keeping the majority of the structure in compression rather than tension. We also pinned each connection with toothpick sized pins to strengthen the load bearing joints and dovetailed each length of popsicle stick so that they didnt slip where they butted against each other.

    • @cabletie69
      @cabletie69 2 роки тому +1

      @@johnnybgoodbeesandbarbecue5788 impressive result! Nearly one metric ton.

  • @kevties
    @kevties 3 роки тому +1392

    This is the type of stuff that prooves if you actually learned stuff and were not just there to fill seats

    • @yureino
      @yureino 3 роки тому +108

      Not exactly. Its a group work & inside the group there are always teammates who just fill seats.

    • @nivrrtakr2891
      @nivrrtakr2891 3 роки тому +14

      @@yureino SHADE HHHAAHAHAHAHA

    • @brianbrian31
      @brianbrian31 3 роки тому

      Haha 🤣

    • @cx4936
      @cx4936 3 роки тому +8

      @@yureino If you're lucky, those bench warmers will offer to pay money. But most cases they do nothing and still expect to get credit for the group work.

    • @williamyu5991
      @williamyu5991 3 роки тому +6

      @@yureino nah it’s uni not high school. In univ- at least in my uni everyone participated .

  • @rlachermeier
    @rlachermeier 3 роки тому +634

    I would replace the loading technique with pouring sand into a container to get a more exact failure weight

    • @aniket8350
      @aniket8350 3 роки тому +55

      Also it will increase the weight gradually

    • @scottwales5966
      @scottwales5966 3 роки тому +131

      You boys would be in charge of cleaning up then

    • @fultontracymendoza6149
      @fultontracymendoza6149 3 роки тому +23

      Yer right! And would it be more accurate if the load was put on top(not bottom) of the bridge?

    • @flappy7373
      @flappy7373 3 роки тому +37

      @@fultontracymendoza6149 the bridge is designed around the idea of the load being applied like this though..

    • @Cyba_IT
      @Cyba_IT 3 роки тому +47

      Do you realise how much 120+ kg of sand is though? Just not practical

  • @williambeaber3816
    @williambeaber3816 4 роки тому +1313

    can we all just appreciate that 50 or less Popsicle sticks held up over 280lbs of weight..???

    • @bamsuth9650
      @bamsuth9650 3 роки тому +89

      yes, because thats what this video is

    • @okiriotaa4664
      @okiriotaa4664 3 роки тому +20

      What kg 280lbs is?

    • @bamsuth9650
      @bamsuth9650 3 роки тому +72

      @@okiriotaa4664 around 120 kg

    • @Starnoch
      @Starnoch 3 роки тому +83

      ur saying 50 or less popsicle sticks can hold two of me?

    • @irhamhafiez7502
      @irhamhafiez7502 3 роки тому +7

      @@Starnoch yeah

  • @jeeperp3926
    @jeeperp3926 3 роки тому +126

    Hopefully this engineering student has found relief from his constant seizures!

  • @prasantpanda5680
    @prasantpanda5680 3 роки тому +13

    Never have i been so happy or seen anyone so happy to see their project break....after all, it's a truss bridge, and we all are eagerly waiting for it to break at some point😃🙌🙌

  • @ryanm.191
    @ryanm.191 6 років тому +89

    I remember building a balsa wood bridge in secondary school.
    I love engineering and two others in my group did as well. We designed a bridge that worked so well using designs that were really cleaver and fantastic.
    In the end we ran out of bricks to put on the bridge, so we got the teacher to stand on it. Our bridge still sits proudly on the wall of records.
    We set the record of 140KGs.

    • @iverburl
      @iverburl 2 роки тому +12

      In my high school physics class in 1975, two students took their quota of balsa splints and laminated two beams. It was better by many orders of magnitude. They illustrated why we don't build truss bridges and captured the essence of composite construction which was taking off at the time. The dinosaur teacher disqualified them as "not in the spirit of the contest".

    • @ryo-kai8587
      @ryo-kai8587 2 роки тому +5

      @@iverburl Right?
      _"You're here to learn to be the next generation of innovators"_
      *_"Oh, you innovated too much."_*

  • @imallearsru
    @imallearsru 6 років тому +3815

    Why do they always find the weakest link to operate the camera?

    • @Dloweification
      @Dloweification 6 років тому +26

      Most likely one of the profs. So chances are pretty good they know a whole lot more than you.

    • @imallearsru
      @imallearsru 6 років тому +187

      LOL you call this acceptable camera work for a record attempt, wow you have very low standards. If it is a prof then it looks like he's suffering from detox shakes, give the poor guy a drink.

    • @JasonHenderson
      @JasonHenderson 6 років тому +3

      well what other job do you suggest he do?

    • @FieryRedDonkeyOfHell
      @FieryRedDonkeyOfHell 6 років тому +31

      he's a damn engineering prof not a film maker

    • @machiii7394
      @machiii7394 6 років тому +15

      This was recorded at a University, I doubt they're going to bring in a professional to record a wooden bridge :l

  • @rubens.9988
    @rubens.9988 3 роки тому +553

    The crazy thing is that the actually bridge part didn’t fail the sticks failed

    • @thelemon2764
      @thelemon2764 3 роки тому +130

      That's what's going to be the source of failure no matter what, it's just about designing it to distribute weight across all of the sticks.

    • @destiny_draws
      @destiny_draws 3 роки тому +23

      @William Lyon I think they mean the parts where the sticks connected, whereas the breaking point was actually in the middle of the popsicle sticks instead.

    • @presidentelecttaterpuddin1626
      @presidentelecttaterpuddin1626 3 роки тому +12

      @Neal Head pressure will almost never be evenly distributed across a bridge

    • @oliverhoare6779
      @oliverhoare6779 3 роки тому +27

      ??? the sticks are the bridge, it's like saying an actual bridge didn't fail because only the cable snapped

    • @xmarine73
      @xmarine73 3 роки тому +8

      What will melt your brain more than this is they had stacked the weight on top of the bridge it would have had a different breaking point, in terms of weight. It may have been less or it may have been more but having it distributed differently would have changed the physics.

  • @axl-pt3ou
    @axl-pt3ou 3 роки тому +108

    I’m probably the only one here that searched for this video.

    • @levihuerta9393
      @levihuerta9393 3 роки тому +3

      Tell me your story

    • @manlycupcake3097
      @manlycupcake3097 3 роки тому

      I'm with GARLIC BREAD PROVIDER

    • @axl-pt3ou
      @axl-pt3ou 3 роки тому +11

      @@levihuerta9393 I’m in a Poe class, and we were instructed to create a bridge from 1/16 inch wooden sticks. I searched up videos for ideas on what kind of bridge to make, and this unique design caught my eye.

    • @raptoruldx8529
      @raptoruldx8529 3 роки тому

      yes

    • @Dubstep195
      @Dubstep195 3 роки тому

      Damn was gonna say that but you stole it. Wanted to see what kind of bridges are the strongest in the world and I somehow stumbled upon this and it caught my eye and honestly glad I watched it.

  • @simonin3d
    @simonin3d 6 років тому +1748

    Fine, I'll watch it, UA-cam.

    • @LogiForce86
      @LogiForce86 6 років тому +17

      Simon Well, at least I know now how to count to three on a university level.

    • @geiiger
      @geiiger 6 років тому

      FINE

    • @zacks240sx
      @zacks240sx 6 років тому

      Simon lol

    • @chrisj9447
      @chrisj9447 6 років тому

      Honestly

    • @dienerfive2693
      @dienerfive2693 6 років тому +2

      Same reason i watched it haha

  • @evanalden2117
    @evanalden2117 6 років тому +278

    The camera man was still high from all the adhesives used in this project.

    • @BryanTorok
      @BryanTorok 3 роки тому +2

      It was plain white (PVA) glue like used in elementary school. No fumes or harsh solvents. You can eat it without ill effects. Safe for children.

  • @wrodolfo3
    @wrodolfo3 5 років тому +437

    If only they could also build a stable camera stand.

    • @PrincipalCowbellist
      @PrincipalCowbellist 4 роки тому +10

      If only people realize that not everything is a proper video shoot.

    • @s1v3bid
      @s1v3bid 3 роки тому +6

      @@PrincipalCowbellist doesnt need to be to hold a camera steady

    • @Sameer.K2
      @Sameer.K2 3 роки тому +1

      cheers mate. it was 2012 (or maybe older)

    • @Canuck21530
      @Canuck21530 2 роки тому +1

      Shake demonstrated that it’s earthquake

  • @Cosm1cCream
    @Cosm1cCream 2 роки тому

    Also CONGRATULATIONS to the team who designed and built this masterpiece!!!

  • @maxbenson9982
    @maxbenson9982 6 років тому +188

    Wow. They added almost 111kg (244lbs) to the bridge before breaking. That's insane

    • @2DReanimation
      @2DReanimation 4 роки тому +8

      Yeah, that's just insane. I'd not trust a 3cm thick and 15cm wide plank to hold that weight!

    • @dirkphillips9311
      @dirkphillips9311 3 роки тому +5

      That means that I could stand on it and have 90ish pounds of leeway before it broke

    • @shrimp3486
      @shrimp3486 3 роки тому

      Dam that about double my weight though i do not trust that it would hold me because of mass and the slight movement and vibrations our bodies give off

    • @harithahmed104
      @harithahmed104 2 роки тому +6

      @@shrimp3486 yep a nail hanging off a wall could hold a car.
      But applying any moment on the car would cause that nail to break off.
      People underestimate, how strong every day objects are

    • @mossoconnor4417
      @mossoconnor4417 2 роки тому +1

      @@2DReanimation Over that span it would hold that easily

  • @anthonycannon1747
    @anthonycannon1747 6 років тому +504

    Since 90% of these comments are disrespectful ill drop in to say good job breaking the record there that was impressive

    • @solutionone3777
      @solutionone3777 6 років тому +22

      76.4% you fucking idiot.

    • @Chowbizful
      @Chowbizful 6 років тому

      what record m8 ?

    • @alfonsomena8141
      @alfonsomena8141 6 років тому

      Anthony Cannon tried to resign and get my own team and also develop more but you know how engineering goes people don't want to see you on the top so they it do their thing

    • @Loachie90
      @Loachie90 5 років тому

      SOLUTION ONE disrespectful reply

    • @JH-jo9wt
      @JH-jo9wt 5 років тому

      @@Loachie90 You must be big into humour Micheal?

  • @brimmed
    @brimmed 2 роки тому +3

    This is pretty cool. I'm a EE so have no idea how a bridge works but as a different kind of engineer can still appreciate the work

  • @MegaBoilermaker
    @MegaBoilermaker 5 років тому +86

    Jesus Christ I am a bridge Engineer and this impressed me !!

    • @jhonfamo8412
      @jhonfamo8412 4 роки тому +1

      With a focus where the load would be placed. It's cool

    • @cloudsculptor1
      @cloudsculptor1 4 роки тому +1

      george waite is the load being off centre relevant ?

    • @scientist100
      @scientist100 4 роки тому +7

      Seems like you're under qualified in this case. I am a design engineer and I was not impressed by this.

    • @victor8992
      @victor8992 3 роки тому +2

      @@scientist100 username checks out.... not

    • @scientist100
      @scientist100 3 роки тому

      @@victor8992 ok captain obvious.

  • @warriorlink8612
    @warriorlink8612 6 років тому +26

    I remember doing this same project in my 7th grade industrial science elective class, very fun assignment. A couple of the teachers had an on-going fun feud to see which of theirs could outperform the other and awarded the students with extra points for getting the highest load or breaking a record. Learning can be a lot of fun! 😁

  • @_Matsimus_
    @_Matsimus_ 6 років тому +453

    Most satisfying video? I just wanted it to break. For real though

    • @vikramsingha2312
      @vikramsingha2312 3 роки тому +5

      Of course I understand 😉 I won’t tell them about your UA-cam channel

    • @dubious_potat4587
      @dubious_potat4587 3 роки тому +9

      Never expected you here lmao

    • @adm4939
      @adm4939 3 роки тому

      Love your videos bro

    • @eczplaysgamesyt2885
      @eczplaysgamesyt2885 3 роки тому

      @@vikramsingha2312 tf if I knew ur location I’d probably find lost boys in ur basement and verified UA-camrs which u captured

  • @patrickgroll2046
    @patrickgroll2046 5 років тому +1

    Very nice! That's about 244 lbs. I had to do a similar thing working with my young teen's his science class. Sadly, it was all balsa sticks and no screws were allowed. But we fell farrrrrr short of this. It's a superb way to learn about structures

  • @mikeluit3027
    @mikeluit3027 Рік тому

    I loved these experiments in college and high school. So much fun.

  • @raphaelthorp5997
    @raphaelthorp5997 6 років тому +116

    6:04 "that's 19 and 8... Soooo 26" Im not going over any Bridges in new Zealand from now on

    • @dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668
      @dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668 6 років тому +1

      Raphael Thorp He bad at math

    • @robcurios740
      @robcurios740 5 років тому

      So they actually beat the record by 7...

    • @welshsteve2009
      @welshsteve2009 5 років тому +3

      Lol, I noticed that too and decided to check the comments first before I commented 😂

    • @bobby1985
      @bobby1985 5 років тому +1

      Lost that little casio calculator. LOL.

    • @andyu69
      @andyu69 4 роки тому +2

      19 + 8 sooo 26 with 1 as a safety margin for people who don't read safety limits for my NZ bridge - I feel safe here in NZ

  • @waxandwayne
    @waxandwayne 8 років тому +1599

    Geez Zuss.... can the cameraman take some classes there???

    • @pipsantos6278
      @pipsantos6278 6 років тому +8

      Frustrating. Cameta did not focus on the truss and the weight.

    • @chupameoscolhoes
      @chupameoscolhoes 6 років тому +2

      the cameraman suffera from autism dude.. we should respect that!!

    • @fireplaceninja
      @fireplaceninja 6 років тому +16

      At least it’s horizontal

    • @bossman7144
      @bossman7144 6 років тому

      Well it ain't a film class

    • @31.l3d3
      @31.l3d3 6 років тому

      waxandwane iiiiiii

  • @zososldier
    @zososldier 5 років тому +9

    I remember doing this in high school metal shop. The difference though was you had to make this out of 2 meters of oxy-acetylene welding wire and weld each joint. So it was a test of your design and welding skills. Pretty proud to say I held the record for at least the 4 years I was in school.

    • @Dortchskii
      @Dortchskii 3 роки тому +1

      My similar thing was to make a foundation using 4 index cards and 2 inches of scotch tape. I remember my group not wanting to take my idea so I went and freelanced it and had the best solution. Held every text book in the classroom. Its really an easy solution if youre even just a little bit mechanically or structurally inclined.

  • @matthorakova2677
    @matthorakova2677 6 років тому +5

    Thank you UoA, my brain will now be fighting itself for the rest of the day.

  • @gaborkorthy8355
    @gaborkorthy8355 2 роки тому +7

    As an mechanical engineering student at Worcester Polytechnic institute in the early 1980s we did the same exercise. Turned out design and calculated load was as important as construction technique. We were not allowed to use mechanical pins. Some of the students even fashioned gusset plates out of the glue tube !

    • @oleran4569
      @oleran4569 2 роки тому +1

      Great! That's really using the materials "at hand".

  • @beacheytunez5948
    @beacheytunez5948 3 роки тому +19

    I did this exact same design project in the 1st semester of 2018 at UoA and thought I would clear up some common queries in the comments. First-year students are given 3 weeks and a limited number of popsicle sticks to create the structure. There is also a tonne of ridiculous spatial requirements between the two resting points which largely dictate the unsymmetrical shape of the structure. These shapes and joints could theoretically hold a lot more weight as the limiting factor is the grain of the popsicle sticks, almost all examples break transversely to the grain at the loading point. You may notice that this structure has almost excessive cross-bracing on its top to withstand the largely imperfect loading method. Structures without sufficient crossbracing fail almost instantly (like,

    • @w8stral
      @w8stral 2 роки тому

      Necro post. =) That is Ok, if you asked me. It held 1087N @146g ~750:1. Caveat, maybe they were forced to use the bolts as junctions compared to most other engineering competitions? Did you have to do that? Did not even hit 800:1, let alone 1200:1 for same competition held elsewhere in world(usually with longer span). The next caveat is the 10g of glue limit as most other bridge competitions usually meter out the glue based on volume instead of weight as they use "white" water based glue instead of PVA(rather odd)so I do not know how this converts to other competitions(the one I did and thousands of others around the world) and they might have chosen this to PURPOSEFULLY differentiate this competition due to the age of the internet and ability to download files from other people and same goes for your stated misalignment of the footings which does not make a difference to anyone who knows how to build anything, but to someone who is lazy and tries slapping something together at last minute... yup. Also, the span used in this competition is shorter than normal which significantly helps increase the load numbers and strength to weight ratios.
      Always a good engineering competition. The ball bridge drop test catch engineering challenge is even better along with the earthquake building challenge.
      PS: No "I" beams built out of the popsicles makes this a poorly designed bridge as a competition example. Stopping the transverse grain splitting on the popsicle sticks is easy with a little glue and a shred of cross bracing against the grain direction.

  • @redrufus444
    @redrufus444 3 роки тому

    Had me on the edge of my chair., Bravo well done....

  • @hansangb
    @hansangb 2 роки тому

    Loved Statics. One of my favorite classes. You never see your surroundings the same after that clas.

  • @RakeshKumar-lb6no
    @RakeshKumar-lb6no 6 років тому +8

    good job..keep moving forward 😃

  • @LordCarpenter
    @LordCarpenter 5 років тому +12

    Nicely done, team!
    Next assignment... Camera Stabilizer.

  • @philly1012
    @philly1012 5 років тому

    Wow that was both thrilling and educational..👍 nice work on the bridge..

  • @valdovic5370
    @valdovic5370 4 роки тому +1

    Its good having fun and learned skills, and ideas. Wish all schools do same as this. Group project to enhance there skill, ideas knowledge and teamwork.

  • @2manyspruces
    @2manyspruces 5 років тому +67

    Probably not a good idea to be filming after a heavy night of drinking. The shakes can be a terrible thing.

  • @gustavoguti27
    @gustavoguti27 5 років тому +153

    Let's give the camera to the parkinson guy

  • @johnk7093
    @johnk7093 2 роки тому

    We did this in middle school, 8th grade... was a blast learning about tension loads.

  • @Aheitchoo
    @Aheitchoo 3 роки тому +2

    Brilliant placing the loading point off center! And biasing it towards tension rather than compression! Wonderful.

    • @redreuben5260
      @redreuben5260 2 роки тому +1

      Are you referring to the asymmetry ?

    • @Aheitchoo
      @Aheitchoo 2 роки тому

      @@redreuben5260 yes the asymmetry. I believe the closer you place the load to the edge, the less moment you need to deal with.

    • @redreuben5260
      @redreuben5260 2 роки тому

      @@Aheitchoo That’s fine for a static test but does it apply when a cement truck drives from one side to the other ?

    • @Aheitchoo
      @Aheitchoo 2 роки тому +1

      @@redreuben5260 This certainly wouldnt work for a cement truck. But as a discrete solution to a discrete problem its clever.

  • @peterjamesfoote3964
    @peterjamesfoote3964 5 років тому +12

    Having done this in an engineering class in high school I have to note the way in which the structure collapsed which was via the load point only leaving much of the bridge structure intact.
    I remember many spectacular failures, including my own bridge, in which the entire structure collapsed and failed.
    I don’t remember any, though there could have been some that collapsed at the load point. Very fun to watch!

  • @bryanportillo14
    @bryanportillo14 6 років тому +13

    Man, that was a great bridge. Good job. I wish my bridge would of lasted that long.

    • @alfonsomena8141
      @alfonsomena8141 6 років тому

      -〉FuKzWiTiT〈- I would even cut my own tree down and even plant them to carrots enter that into the input output but they don't let me do that

  • @AA-ex4cs
    @AA-ex4cs Рік тому

    This reminded me of a bridge I built out of balsa wood and glue in high school AP physics class. We ran out of weight objects(which were being placed in a 5 gallon bucket) and the bridge didn't break. I used the Roman arch principle as inspiration for design and placed arches along outer edges on both sides and in between the two outer rows perpendicular to them.

  • @MrEp5
    @MrEp5 2 роки тому

    This is what saves life's. Keep going at it!

  • @SSmith-fm9kg
    @SSmith-fm9kg 8 років тому +741

    maybe they should offer a course in film making.

    • @bbqqreen
      @bbqqreen 6 років тому +1

      I almost got an epilepsy watching this video

    • @loujasper9260
      @loujasper9260 6 років тому

      U mean film shaking?

  • @NinjaSushi2
    @NinjaSushi2 6 років тому +364

    "19+8" "26"
    Engineering students.

    • @cosmosity1693
      @cosmosity1693 5 років тому +11

      I was wondering why he was using a calculator, would've counted that in my head low iq engineers

    • @scarmiglionealighieri2666
      @scarmiglionealighieri2666 4 роки тому +45

      At some point you really stop doing little maths like that and focus more on other things like analyzing problems to determine what equations/methods to use.

    • @y.z.6517
      @y.z.6517 4 роки тому +66

      Little engineering tip: never waste any time solving what computers can do better.

    • @y.z.6517
      @y.z.6517 4 роки тому

      @@cosmosity1693 Because it's just as likely to have 13.24*pi. You don't know what will you encounter next, so better use a method that solves all.

    • @y.z.6517
      @y.z.6517 4 роки тому +6

      @International Jujuman Miscalculation like that is like little grammatical mistakes. You don't correct people, because nothing is gained in doing so.

  • @tylerthorne5980
    @tylerthorne5980 5 років тому

    Truly amazing !!!
    Awesome job !!!!

  • @TalesKursped
    @TalesKursped 5 років тому

    After I'm taking an Engineering course in post-secondary school, I'm starting to get interested into watching these videos xD

  • @wgoddard1988
    @wgoddard1988 6 років тому +3

    Wow, that tiny bridge held 1 and a half times my bodyweight. Hats off to the kids who built it!!

  • @TheRoguePhysicist
    @TheRoguePhysicist 9 років тому +1099

    now can they learn how to operate a camera?

    • @michaeluncapher83
      @michaeluncapher83 8 років тому +6

      +TheRoguePhysicist lol

    • @rolo9263
      @rolo9263 6 років тому

      TheRoguePhysicist it is sideways idk what your talkimg about

    • @Arvak777
      @Arvak777 6 років тому +1

      That's for art majors.

    • @godzuki101
      @godzuki101 6 років тому +1

      They're engineers.... they can tell you how a bridge is supposed to be built but have no idea how to cross one

    • @fetB
      @fetB 6 років тому

      this was 5 years ago. People today still use vertical

  • @n1kn
    @n1kn 5 років тому

    That was so cool. Great project.

  • @DualDesertEagle
    @DualDesertEagle 4 роки тому +1

    This reminds me of a paper bridge contest we had at school. We were given 10 sheets of paper and some glue to make the strongest bridge we could come up with. My design used only 6 sheets. I made a layer of paper folded back and forth in a zig zag pattern, glued the deck onto that and added a triangular "tunnel" to the bottom to give it all some extra strength.
    That bridge not only spanned almost twice the length of all the bridges my classmates had made but also carried more than 3 times the load the teacher had set as a target.

    • @G31M1
      @G31M1 4 роки тому

      You should habe build little paper cars and trucks that go over the bridge with the 4 paper sheets you had left lol

  • @laralara6607
    @laralara6607 4 роки тому +3

    My bridge (2019) held upto 550N, very proud of my bad boi! 😅

  • @tianzining
    @tianzining 3 роки тому +9

    The real winner is University of Aukland, 4M+ views

  • @nicoleyip8269
    @nicoleyip8269 2 роки тому +1

    proud of you guys

  • @dwon031
    @dwon031 5 років тому

    Good effort! Reminds me of a competition we did at school to use just cardboard and PVA to build a bridge that span 1m. Its all in the glue :D

  • @BelieveInStrength
    @BelieveInStrength 6 років тому +3

    Dang an estimate of 1.2 kN and an actual value of 1.087 kN is hella impressive! Nice job! Btw, it supported 111 kg!

  • @Andrew-sv3ck
    @Andrew-sv3ck 3 роки тому +11

    I miss fun engineering classes. I had a beautiful bridge that took like 140 lbs to break and was something like 60g, made of balsa so not a fair comparison to popsicle sticks

  • @shaunt1207
    @shaunt1207 3 роки тому

    Well done. My brothers' 1st year was 2001 his group won their year with 103kg and a simple design level span off center loading point. I was 1st year in 2005 and my group won our year with 114kg (I remember this as it was Jonah Lomu's weight) we had much more difficult parameters, similar to yours. uneven span, off center loading point and had to allow for a pipe to fit the truss and a certain point. I still have my truss in my office, it failed at the upper landing.

  • @deegobooster
    @deegobooster 3 роки тому +2

    To everyone commenting about the camera shakes. This is from 2013. Digital stabilization wasn’t necessarily widely found on cheap cameras/smartphones.

  • @w_ldan
    @w_ldan 3 роки тому +102

    Why it asymmetric tho
    Edit:WTF,That thing is strong

    • @callumwyper
      @callumwyper 3 роки тому +30

      It puts the load closer to being under an anchorpoint therefore reducing the stiffness needed to hold the weight up and reducing the strain on the structure of the bridge.

    • @SpamSucker
      @SpamSucker 3 роки тому +5

      @@callumwyper now if only you can convince all that vehicular traffic on your bridge to distribute their loading per your optimized design...
      Edit: I recognize that the design probably fell within the requirements of the competition, I just don’t agree that it’s an appropriate simulation of real-world requirements

    • @keepercool98
      @keepercool98 3 роки тому +12

      @@SpamSucker What if it is just an estructural part of, for example, a machine, such as a crane.
      It is quite easy to be a smartass, not so much to think outside the box...

    • @chandy3859
      @chandy3859 3 роки тому +4

      @@SpamSucker i don't see anyone who say that it's an appropriate simulation of real-world requirements

    • @rvllctt871
      @rvllctt871 3 роки тому

      @@callumwyper We had the same design problem at QIT (to span two points with a sheet of paper) only the load had to go through the centre. I got 100lbs which was the record in 1975.

  • @AdiktdToLoli
    @AdiktdToLoli 7 років тому +1127

    He cheated.. he had more Asians in his team...

    • @henkiedebomb
      @henkiedebomb 7 років тому +4

      Addicted To Loli lmao

    • @vincencohan3626
      @vincencohan3626 6 років тому

      Hahaha good one

    • @rhiganaxzyr
      @rhiganaxzyr 6 років тому +15

      Addicted To Loli so does it mean that we asians are better than anyone else?

    • @godfreypoon5148
      @godfreypoon5148 6 років тому +36

      Someone had to lift the weights.

    • @Ripaltico
      @Ripaltico 6 років тому +2

      +Godfre Poon Hahahahah, very good.

  • @ryang1589
    @ryang1589 2 роки тому

    Very impressive keep up the good work

  • @allothernamesbutthis
    @allothernamesbutthis 3 роки тому +1

    Are you allowed to grind the sticks to dust, mix the glue into the dust and then coat the screws with the mix and make the bridge?

  • @cstavro
    @cstavro 5 років тому +5

    We did something like this in high school. Our team lost on a technicality. The winning entry was demolished during the test. We took ours home.

  • @natethegreat19821982
    @natethegreat19821982 6 років тому +736

    look something worth filming! Quick get the worst cameraman we can find!!!

    • @eggory
      @eggory 6 років тому +4

      I suppose he was the best cameraman they could get.

    • @geiiger
      @geiiger 6 років тому +6

      /r/killthecameraman

    • @justinthyme5730
      @justinthyme5730 3 роки тому +1

      Call me misogynistic, but the cameraman must have been a woman. lol

    • @victor8992
      @victor8992 3 роки тому +12

      Justin Thyme you could hear his voice, dumbass

    • @yumiko523
      @yumiko523 3 роки тому

      @@justinthyme5730 I think we all know a man is more likely to be worse at filming than a woman.

  • @BennXdesign
    @BennXdesign 5 років тому

    the bridge folded in several location, this is a good sign that the distribution of the tension was fairly good. It would be even better if the bridge literally exploded everywhere at the same time, meaning that all the efforts were all over the place, evenly.
    when I did this exercice back then (with spaghetti), we used 2 buckets of water and poor in from one to the other gently, then weight the bucket after the bridge breaks. Seems more convenient than the loads you are using.
    good show, loved it.
    Thanks.

    • @RooiWillie
      @RooiWillie 5 років тому

      I enjoyed it too! From what I can see, the joint failed. It would be interesting to see how the bridge holds up if the joint could be a single piece of cnc'd aluminum. But then again, the connection to the internal member may be the next point of failure due to the shear value of the bolt in the Popsicle stick. The pre-stressing of the bridge is a clever idea!

  • @sailoranandgardener
    @sailoranandgardener 10 місяців тому

    I wish we had got this much fun learning in my days in engineering college.

  • @PS-nf3xw
    @PS-nf3xw 5 років тому +298

    UA-cam:
    2012..nope
    2013..nope
    2014..nope
    2015..nope
    2016..nope
    2017..nope
    2018..nope
    2019..yes, let's recommend it.

  • @KZ3W
    @KZ3W 4 роки тому +3

    Mom : " Quit eating Popsicle's for Breakfast , Lunch and Dinner ! ".
    Kid : " It's for School ! "

  • @tonyduncan9852
    @tonyduncan9852 2 роки тому

    Always good to see.

  • @ThrashRoC
    @ThrashRoC 2 роки тому

    WOW ! , just AWESOME Stable !

  • @thebarnyard5633
    @thebarnyard5633 3 роки тому +18

    As a woodworker I wonder how much the wood comes into play. Depending on what part of the tree each stick is cut from can have a big difference in strength. Old growth trees will have tighter growth rings making it stronger compared to farmed tree with wider and weaker growth rings. The PVA glue too. A rough piece will stick together better then if both pieces are smooth. 🧐

    • @niklFIT
      @niklFIT 2 роки тому

      Exactly what I thought, I would definitely treat the wood with some sand paper at the areas where glue is applied. The part about using stronger better stick is probably part of the competition, I am sure the teams built dozens of prototypes before ending up with final design, so they definitely noticed that some sticks are stronger, the glued parts tend to fail less if the surface is rougher etc. But my guess is that the design is 90% of the strength.
      I am more mad about the weighting process, first off yoj should apply weight on the top of the bridge, it would carry much more weight, or dont call it a bridge but a hanger or something, but it is dumb because with a bridge you distributing the weight over the whole construction, where with a hanger, that spot where you hang is the most stressed. But the worst part is adding weights, why keep adding 10kg plates, why not add like +1, +2, +3, +4, remove and add +10, they failed at +10 but the limit was anywhere from +1 to +9. Also the dude is not very gentle adding the 10kg plates, so the inertial force might have actually peaked at few kgs higher if the plate was actually slightly dropped. I dont know, I would personally load it with a hella strong wire that is slowly spinned onto a coil, with a peak force meter in between.

  • @toxiiskullz
    @toxiiskullz 3 роки тому +9

    At least the video wasn’t recorded vertically

  • @1brigalow
    @1brigalow 5 років тому

    Brilliant camerawork

  • @Doody_TTV
    @Doody_TTV 6 років тому

    That was amazing well done people :)

  • @AllTheRamenOnTheSky
    @AllTheRamenOnTheSky 6 років тому +9

    I haven't the slightest clue what the hell this is or why it's in my recs, but they sure seem excited.

  • @ivorycelt
    @ivorycelt 5 років тому +27

    Please redefine the wording to the video title - This is not a test of a bridge - but the test of a central load hanger

  • @jaggerjdm9787
    @jaggerjdm9787 6 років тому

    Excellent camera work.

  • @daemdisenoarquitectonicoed9972
    @daemdisenoarquitectonicoed9972 6 років тому

    superestructura. felicitaciones. Buen manejo de las cargas.

  • @nickopedia5669
    @nickopedia5669 5 років тому +17

    In highschool I remember we did this and I won for efficiency (weight of bridge vs payload) with a 19 gram bridge that held over 1500x its own weight. (yes that's a bit over 50 lbs)
    Basic rules: 30 cm Span, 5cm wide "roadway", using only 1/8" basswood and what I think was PVA glue. It was some white hobby glue I forget exactly what it was.
    Load simulated by 8cm x 4cm wood blovk with a hook on the bottom (where the bucket hang from), which is rotated slightly diagonally to spread the load onto the sides.
    Also, no laminating 2 pieces together (except for where the "sides" met the
    "roadway"), and there were a few other specifics.

    • @robbyfn
      @robbyfn 2 роки тому

      this bridge held up 110 kg or 242 lbs

  • @nytom4info
    @nytom4info 6 років тому +729

    Only as strong as the adhesive!

    • @larryscott3982
      @larryscott3982 6 років тому +185

      nytom4info
      Call me crazy, but I'd use a bucket and slowly fill it with water. That would allow for adding the last fractions of a N in small increments.

    • @nnelg8139
      @nnelg8139 6 років тому +73

      Larry Scott how would you keep water from spilling everywhere?
      If it was really important, there are digital force gauges that can measure precisely how much force was applied before failure, and even create fancy graphs of the load over time.

    • @larryscott3982
      @larryscott3982 6 років тому +64

      Nnelg
      A sufficiently large bucket only has to be suspended 2-3 cm. And a digital load cell that records data, rate of increase, and maximum load. Even if the bucket spilled.
      The some what large weights don't permit a fine granularity of increase.
      Either way, the very high engineering of the truss seemed to be determined by an unreasonably crude application of load.
      What if 1st and 2nd place were separated by 10 g? And the 3 second count to add more? A steady stream of water adding a given load per second, which can be regulated to appropriately slow, would seem to be more objective. And the rate could be digitally recorded as well.
      IMO

    • @nnelg8139
      @nnelg8139 6 років тому +38

      If the top two are separated by less than one Neuton of force, then it's simply a tie. This isn't some inter-school competition with a cash prize involved, it's a class project for first-year mechanical engineering students. It doesn't really matter who wins, the point is just for the students to put what they learned in class to a real-world test.

    • @larryscott3982
      @larryscott3982 6 років тому +39

      Nnelg
      Well mechanically, water in bucket is simpler. And simpler is good engineering.

  • @zacharyrec1872
    @zacharyrec1872 5 років тому

    We did a similar project in high school physics... you received 1 Manila folder and were told to span a set gap. (I think it was 9 inches). Had to be an A frame type with a centered load. Smart folks used different glues, one even used hollow tubes and filled with hot glue. Meanwhile i honeycombed my main struts and carried twice as much weight as the solid strut with 1/5 the weight

  • @renewenergystructure
    @renewenergystructure 5 років тому

    Well Done! Congrats! Beats my university balsa wood bridge design and break some 29 years ago! Is this till holding the record some six years later? In any case, a great memory for students. I remember my project and contest all these years later! Months later we did a 20 foot span steel bridge and did a little better.

  • @TheOriginalSycHolic
    @TheOriginalSycHolic 6 років тому +4

    when you make that out of 10 sheets of 8x11 normal stock copier paper. call us. No joke that is the final engineer bonus test we had to tackle.

  • @happyjohn1656
    @happyjohn1656 5 років тому +6

    Are they counting out "1, 2, 3" to announce that the bridge has to support the weight for three seconds for that weight to qualify?
    11:13 PM
    4/13/2019

    • @happyjohn1656
      @happyjohn1656 5 років тому +2

      @jameshisself Alright! Thank you for the clarification! 😀 :D 😃 😄
      12:01 PM
      4/17/2019
      Just passed high noon!

  • @anthonyhitchings1051
    @anthonyhitchings1051 2 роки тому

    my education fron Eng School served me well. Our bridge back in the 70s was a hardboard box girder.

  • @ciarchitecturali6050
    @ciarchitecturali6050 5 років тому

    Well done guys!

  • @degrassejulie1688
    @degrassejulie1688 5 років тому +7

    its 2019...is there an Actual Bridge of this Design?

    • @mid1chosen
      @mid1chosen 5 років тому +2

      I think it's not good for sea link purposes becoz there is too much structure beneath the road level .

  • @KingDiddi
    @KingDiddi 6 років тому +7

    In my opinion: the big problem was the V-shape where the load was attached. The v-shape produces tension outwards to the left and the right of the bolt. I think a curved shape in dimension of the bolt would be better.

    • @Siethon1
      @Siethon1 2 роки тому +2

      Lol Idk why I'm replying to this 4 years after you made the comment, but if you look carefully at the joint at 1:35 right before the bolt is placed there is a curved connector piece of wood that straddles the V

    • @warsson1
      @warsson1 2 роки тому

      They have curved chop sticks?

    • @TheCerovec
      @TheCerovec 2 роки тому

      @@warsson1 put them in water and bend them the way you want

  • @NeillWylie
    @NeillWylie 2 роки тому

    That bridge is impressive!

  • @stuartlees1298
    @stuartlees1298 3 роки тому

    Back in my day we used the workshop presses with load sensors to test. What’s with adding weights by hand?

  • @jeromedavies2408
    @jeromedavies2408 3 роки тому +3

    The intro says the students had to make an estimate before the test. I'm just curious how accurate the estimate was.

    • @waimariemclean2759
      @waimariemclean2759 3 роки тому +1

      I think it said the bridge was estimated to hold 1.2kN but it held 1087N.

  • @jambilove2507
    @jambilove2507 9 років тому +26

    What a truss ! :)

    • @carlosfruiz766
      @carlosfruiz766 9 років тому +1

      what is truss?

    • @YostPeter
      @YostPeter 8 років тому +5

      +Carlos F Ruiz
      Why are you even here?

    • @TheRealist1.
      @TheRealist1. 8 років тому +3

      +Carlos F Ruiz supportive system, could be a bridge. people are mean

    • @carlosfruiz766
      @carlosfruiz766 8 років тому

      I've never heard what truss is. That's why I'm asking I think that is from New Zealand or maybe.

    • @TheRealist1.
      @TheRealist1. 8 років тому +2

      +Carlos F Ruiz I'm sure there are trusses there too, but you aren't an engineer, and as long as your house or bridge doesn't collapse you're cool. It's just triangles formed to make support systems, triangles are the strongest geometric shape.

  • @getsmartpaul
    @getsmartpaul 2 роки тому

    Impressive. But, is there a video on the design of the Truss Bridge and the design factors used to achieve this ? ( or do I have to study at New Zealand Uni ? ) ha ha

  • @PiefacePete46
    @PiefacePete46 5 років тому +1

    I don't have access to the rules of the competition, but it seems to me the load should have to be applied at the midpoint (ie: equidistant from both side supports) to ensure a level playing field for all contestants.

  • @nonyabizznes1316
    @nonyabizznes1316 7 років тому +633

    WON TOO TREE

  • @moejoe1863
    @moejoe1863 5 років тому +7

    I wish more schools did this. Too many of the "top" universities focus completely on analytical work.

  • @rachelomnom7373
    @rachelomnom7373 3 роки тому +2

    We did this in my high-school. Someone made a bridge that withstood the max weight we had so we made a kid stand on the thing underneath and it still didn’t break.

  • @jonathangeorge3404
    @jonathangeorge3404 3 роки тому +2

    of course i get this on my recommended after i have a bridge building competition