Brief Project Explanation
This project was your group building two different trusses out of balsa wood and super glue. We had to base the two different trusses on measurements that we were given in the packet. We then created the trusses and found out under how much stress that the trusses would break and where it broke.
Sketchs
Graphs
Videos of Testing
Efficiency Table
Truss W = weight of truss (g) W = Converted (N) F = force applied at failure (N) Efficiency calculation ( F/W )
1 2.5g .025N 57.3 (N) 2292%
2 4.7g .046N 67.23 (N) 1461.52%
1 2.5g .025N 57.3 (N) 2292%
2 4.7g .046N 67.23 (N) 1461.52%
Truss Calculations
- The failure of the trusses occurred at the place that they did because that was where the most force was acting upon it.
- I would go back and improve on the places that were the weakest points on the trusses.