On Saturday, April 24th, students from the MLWGS Introduction to Engineering class participated in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Richmond Chapter’s Annual Popsicle Stick Bridge Competition held at Highland Springs High School. Two Maggie Walker teams competed against 25 other teams from the Richmond area. The student-designed and constructed bridges are tested to the breaking point. Student entries are scored based on the efficiency of their bridge, and a ratio of maximum load to the square of the mass of the bridge.
Team Senioritis included Zachary Wooden (’22-Henrico), Angel Lu (’22-Henrico), and Pulkit Iyer (’22-Henrico) were awarded 3rd place with an overall efficiency of 431.75. The Jasz Team included Samuel O’Brien (’23-Richmond), Jonathan Bierly (’23-Henrico), and Zachary Kuhn (’23-Richmond) and won 1st place! The Jasz team bridge held a total of 88 lbs. and had an overall efficiency of 473.24.
Engineering is taught by Ms. Heather Kemmerly at MLWGS.
Congratulations to both teams on a great job ENGINEERING their bridges!
