Building Your Shake Table
Investigate how different soil types amplify shaking during an earthquake. In this science fair project, you will determine which type of soil amplifies back-and-forth earthquake shaking motion the most. Have you ever seen someone cover a boiling ... [... more]
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The Effect of Bridge Design on Weight Bearing Capacity
The goal of this project is to investigate which type of bridge has the greatest weight bearing capacity. There are many different types of bridges, from simple plank bridges spanning a small stream to elegant suspension bridges supported by tall ... [... more]
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Building the slope
This project is a geotechnical engineering project. In this science project the student will investigate the importance of foundations when building a tower on slopes of various angles. In this science project, you will build a tower of Lego® ... [... more]
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How Does the Ratio of Sand to Cement Affect the Strength ...
The goal of this project is to find out how the ratio of sand to cement changes the strength of concrete. Concrete is one of those things that most of us don't think about much, yet we use it every day. We walk on concrete sidewalks, drive on ... [... more]
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Building the Tallest Tower
In this experiment you will make a shake-table to test if the height of a building will affect its stability. The tallest buildings in the world are the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. At 1,483 feet, the Petronas Towers ... [... more]
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Bridges That Can Take a Shake!
In this experiment you will design virtual bridges using different safety features and test them for stability during a virtual earthquake. Civil engineering is the application of engineering principles to build large structures like roads, dams, ... [... more]
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Solving a 'Windy' Problem
In this experiment you will test different wall designs and find the best design for use in windy locations. When designing or building a structure, the most important factor is stability. If the structure is not stabile, it is not safe because ... [... more]
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Dome Sweet Dome
The goal of this project is to build a geodesic dome using struts made from rolled-up newspaper. You will determine the strength-to-weight ratio of the resulting dome. A geodesic dome is a structure made of interconnected struts that approximate ... [... more]
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Keeping You in Suspens(ion)
The goal of this project is to compare the strength of two simple bridge designs: a beam bridge vs. a suspension bridge. The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge (pictured at right) is the longest suspension bridge in the world, at the time of this writing ... [... more]
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Solid Ground? Measuring Soil Bearing Capacity
The goal of this project is to test the bearing capacity of different types of soil. The bearing capacity of soil is an important consideration in construction projects. Dams, bridge abutments, and temporary support structures (falsework) during ... [... more]
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The Design Process: Creating a Stronger Truss
The objective of this experiment is to measure the relative strength of bridge truss designs based on three different shapes: equilateral triangle, right isosceles triangle, and 30-60-90 triangle. The trusses will have equal span lengths, and ... [... more]
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