Week 6: Corey Duane

          The previous week allowed further work and design modifications to the bridge.  When testing the bridge, it was noticed that when it failed, it would fail at the connection points.  The idea of fewer connection points, the stronger the bridge was applied.  

This figure shows the latest design.  The yellow knex pieces along the bottom of the bridge were replaced with the longer gray pieces, decreasing the number of connections.

This figure shows the center of the bridge.  The weight in the center of the bridge goes directly down, and on the original design there was a connection there.  The connection would break because of the weight directly on it.  With this design, the weight can be evenly dispersed to all connections, making the bridge stronger.