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Show ( . 1:1 S y z . t i Layton High School students recently competed in a bridge-building contest. Bridge-building fete continues By DONETA GATHERUM LAYTON When a man builds a bridge , he hopes it will last generations. gener-ations. He wants it to be a monument monu-ment to him. At Layton High School, men and women build bridges to be destroyed. Last Wednesday the annual bridge building contest, sponsored by Utah State University, was held in the high school auditorium. Layton High students have participated partici-pated in this activity that is a practical prac-tical application of mathematical principles and principles of physics every year since the early 1970's. Their success record is among the highest in the state. The student-designed and built bridges are made from 1 1 sticks of balsa wood, two base blocks and a bridge deck (cardboard). Glue holds (hem together. There is a height requirement and the base blocks are placed the same distance dis-tance apart on each bridge. Students Stu-dents prepare to construct their bridges by listening to lessons about ab-out shapes that have the greatest resistance for being bent and the strongest shapes for beams. They must use common sense plus acquired ac-quired knowledge in order to succeed. suc-ceed. There were 120 entries this year. Thirty-nine bridges held over 1 ,000 pounds of pressure as measured by a special stress instrument furnished fur-nished by USU. The strongest bridge was built by Ed Meyers, a senior. It held 1857 pounds of pressure. Runners up were Ryan Price, 1686; Kirsten Novak, 1621 and Cora Rhodes, 1620; Mac Sims, 1523; Don Redford, 15 17; and Sean Stromberg, 1505. Layton High School gives special spe-cial aesthetic awards. Kirsten 1 " ED MEYERS Novak received first place in this category. Second place went to Don Redford and Trent Wagner received re-ceived the third place award. 1 |
