West Point Bridge Designer

Dat · Post by **Dat** » 28 May 2004 18:11

http://bridgecontest.usma.edu/

Free bridge designing program. Let's see who can design the cheapest bridge on the default settings (in the site design wizard hit next then hit finish)

Matt · Post by **Matt** » 28 May 2004 20:52

ok the cheapest i could make was ~$268,000. I closed the window on accident so i didnt save.

MegaFighter_X · Post by **MegaFighter_X** » 29 May 2004 01:16

Sorry for going off topic already, but this year, my school is sending THREE people to westpoint.

wolfpac444 · Post by **wolfpac444** » 29 May 2004 01:19

Give them my condolences.

full nelson · Post by **full nelson** » 29 May 2004 01:48

We had to use this program when I was in highschool for one of my tech courses. We tested our bridges on the computer and then built them and saw whose bridge held up the longest under increasing pressure.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » 29 May 2004 08:56

no one else is going to make a bridge? The cheapest i could get is $245,342.48

Dat · Post by **Dat** » 29 May 2004 10:22

249,687.54 so far

edit:

new best: 235,895.21

Matt · Post by **Matt** » 29 May 2004 13:05

EDIT sorry, that one was not on default.

My minimum right now is 234,210.79

FreeStylist · Post by **FreeStylist** » 30 May 2004 06:01

my lowest 219,118.73

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 30 May 2004 07:28

My lowest is $197,709.02. People should post images of their bridges.

Edit: 194,287.34
Edit: 182,483.67

Dat · Post by **Dat** » 31 May 2004 23:46

My roommate made this funky one:

Dat · Post by **Dat** » 01 Jun 2004 00:04

My other roommate made this:

Iain · Post by **Iain** » 01 Jun 2004 13:08

downloading.....will edit with me score later.

I have to make a bridge out of toothpicks and glue for my physics class. Whoevers can hold the most weight/bridge weight wins.