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Introduction
The goal of this lab was to design a bridge that would sustain at least 10 pounds of weight. There are other requirements that the bridge had to meet in order to achieve a passing grade. In order to achieve a high score however, the bridge has to perform exceptionally well. There are a total of 4 sections that bridge would be graded on: Safety Factor, Cost Efficiency, Traffic Score, and Aesthetics. The bridge was to be a truss bridge that would be a certain height, width and length, so the research, appropriately, was done on different types of truss bridges. Using the ideas, many rough designs were made and one of them was chosen and refined into the final design. Using calculations and formulas, the optimal amount of materials for the highest possible score was calculated. These calculations further helped to achieve the optimal bridge design. After the construction phase, the bridge was tested and the data saved. Utilizing the data gathered after the test, improvements were made to augment the design.

Conclusion

Summarize the work done in the project and final outcomes

Describe what you would do differently if you had more time or could do it over again (i.e. potential design improvements, testing, etc.)

Based on your prototype, what recommendations would you give to someone designing and building a bridge in this project?

Described what you learned while completing this project