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How To Build A Strong Toothpick Bridge. You have created one plank of equal width for your bridge. The values of P and D at failure were noted to get the Strength rating SP DW. The base of the bridge the part cars would drive on if it were a real bridge cant have any large gaps in it although Im not entirely how much this matters. Use the toothpick pairs to construct your arch.
The base of the bridge the part cars would drive on if it were a real bridge cant have any large gaps in it although Im not entirely how much this matters. You have created one plank of equal width for your bridge. You will not need a lot of materials and they are all super cheap and easy to find. No one wants to catch a toothpick in the eye. Sketch the bridge on to the paper with the pencil. Use the toothpick pairs to construct your arch.
I have marked the compression members in RED you will want to make them out of doub.
No one wants to catch a toothpick in the eye. Its recommended to give a square foundation to your model. The bridge must span at least 1 foot. This website has great step-by-step directions for building a toothpick bridge. Most bridges fail not because of the snapping of the toothpicks but because of badly glued joints. As the video showed we put on some safety goggles first.