During the final testing of the bridges in the competition, our bridge held up 20 lb's with no problem and Professor Aktan pointed out that it was very sturdy and the design was strong however there was a point where the bridge was weakest and that was the "ankles" of the piers, although that weakness was contrasted and supported by the wide bases of the piers themselves.
Overall we did not place first, however we did have one of the more efficient bridges. We were penalized for not meeting the specified height requirements because they were okay last week and we didn't change them. This added to our costs. All in all it was a very successful bridge and very insightful when it came to understanding structure and their purpose and physical costs.
Our group improved their speed when setting up which decreased costs and the bridge design was much more sturdy in terms of internal infrastructure as opposed to simply having solid exterior form.
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