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Mechanics Bridge Building

The document provides an overview of the 2018 Regional Civil Engineering Students' Inter-Collegiate Conference to be held on December 3-4, 2018 in Tuguegarao City. It outlines the rules and guidelines for the bridge-building competition, including that teams of 5 students will design and construct a model bridge from balloon sticks and tape to carry the maximum load. Bridges will be judged on neatness, craftsmanship, creativity, and their strength-to-weight ratio determined by the maximum load carried before failure divided by the bridge's weight.

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Mechanics Bridge Building

The document provides an overview of the 2018 Regional Civil Engineering Students' Inter-Collegiate Conference to be held on December 3-4, 2018 in Tuguegarao City. It outlines the rules and guidelines for the bridge-building competition, including that teams of 5 students will design and construct a model bridge from balloon sticks and tape to carry the maximum load. Bridges will be judged on neatness, craftsmanship, creativity, and their strength-to-weight ratio determined by the maximum load carried before failure divided by the bridge's weight.

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2018 REGIONAL CIVIL

ENGINEERING STUDENTS’ INTER-


COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE
December 3-4, 2018

Hotel Carmelita, Tuguegarao City

COMPOSITION OF TEAMS- 5 Students per Team

OVERVIEW- Students will design and construct a model bridge that will carry a maximum load while
using as few balloon sticks as possible; stressing neatness, craftsmanship, and creativity.

1. MATERIALS
a. The bridge must be constructed only from balloon sticks and masking tape provided
in the competition.
b. The balloon sticks may be notched, cut, connected, or stacked in any manner.
c. No other materials may be used.
2. CONSTRUCTION
The bridge must be able to span 500mm, be more than 150mm wide (but less than 200mm
wide), be more than 180mm high (but less than 200mm high), and protrude no more than
50mm below the bottom of the bridge deck.

3. RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION


a. Structures should be labeled with team member’s school.
b. No coating of any kind, including glue, paint, cement, epoxy; etc. may be applied to
any surface of the bridge. The bridge will be disqualified if it is coated with any
substance.
c. The bridge must be open at the top or bottom to allow insertion of testing
apparatus.
d. The bridge may not have a roof, covering or any other object that will interfere with
the test object that is placed directly on the loading point to apply the force for load
bearing capacity.
e. The bridge must rest on the tester support in a stable manner, bridge substructure
may NOT interfere with the apparatus.
4. JUDGING AND TESTING
a. The judges, prior to testing, judge the bridges for neatness, craftsmanship, and
creativity. Once the structures are submitted, nobody is allowed to alter any detail.
b. The bridge is examined and measured by the judges to check whether it conforms
to contest rules and specifications
c. The bridge is weighed and its weight recorded
d. Any bridge that does not meet the requirements will be disqualified.
e. Disqualified bridges are not eligible for awards in any category, however, they may
be tested, time permitting.
f. The bridge will be placed on the support surfaces. The student may choose the
orientation of their bridge, so as to place the intended loadings.
g. The loading hook will be located on the bridge and the load will be steadily applied,
from below the specified loading location.
h. The load will be increased until failure occurs.
i. Failure is defined as the inability of the bridge to carry additional loads.
j. The bridge with the highest strength to weight Ratio (determined by dividing
maximum load at failure by weight of bridge) or bridge with greatest load bearing
capacity compared to its weight wins.

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