Spaghetti bridge

A spaghetti bridge is an architectural model of a bridge, made of uncooked spaghetti or other hard, dry, straight noodles. Bridges are constructed for both educational experiments and competitions. The aim is usually to construct a bridge with a specific quantity of materials over a specific span, that can sustain a load. In competitions, the bridge that can hold the greatest load for a short period of time wins the contest.^[1]^{[better source needed]} There are many contests around the world, usually held by schools and colleges.

Okanagan College contest

A spaghetti bridge being tested in the Okanagan College contest, with a weight attached

The original Spaghetti Bridge competition has run at Okanagan College in British Columbia since 1983,^[2] and is open to international entrants^[3] who are full-time secondary or post-secondary students.

The winners of the 2009 competition were Norbert Pozsonyi and Aliz Totivan of the Szechenyi Istvan University of Győr in Hungary. They won $1,500 with a bridge that weighed 982 grams and held 443.58 kg. Second place went to Brendon Syryda and Tyler Pearson of Okanagan College with a bridge that weighed 982 grams and held 98.71 kg.^[4]

Contests

Spaghetti bridge building contests around the world include:

Abbotsford School District^[5]
Australian Maritime College^[6]^[7]
Budapest Technical University^[8]
Camosun College^[9]
Coonabarabran High School^[10]
Delft University of Technology^[11]
Ferris State University^[12]
George Brown College^[13]
Institute of Machine Design and Security Technology^[14]
Instituto GayLussac - Ensino Fundamental e Médio
Universidade da Coruña, Escola Politécnica de Enxeñaría
Italy High School^[15]
James Cook University^[16]
Johns Hopkins University^[17]
McGill University^[18]
Monash University
Nathan Hale High School^[19]
Okanagan College^[20]
Riga Technical University^[21]
Rowan University^[22]
Technical University of Madrid^[23]
Universidad del Valle de Guatemala
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul^[24]
University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy^[25]
University of British Columbia^[26]
University of Maribor^[27]
University of Salento^[28]
University of South Australia^[29]
University of Southern California^[30]
University of Technology Sydney^[31]
University of Tehran^[32]^[33]
University of the Andes^[34]
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
Winston Science^[35]^{[failed verification]}
Woodside Elementary School^[36]
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design^[37]
Universidad de Buenos Aires - Facultad de Arquitectura Diseño y Urbanismo^[38]
Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Santa Catarina - Joinville, Brazil^[39]

References

^ Karweit, Michael (2009). "Spaghetti Bridge". What is Engineering? (course syllabus). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University, Whiting School of Engineering. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008.
^ "Okanagan College in Kelowna hosts spaghetti bridge building competition - Kelowna Capital News". 24 February 2019.
^ Squire, J. P. "Lumby trio uses noodle to finish 1-2-3 in contest". Daily Courier. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
^ "Spaghetti Bridge Contest History: Heavyweight". Spaghetti Bridge Contest. Kelowna, British Columbia: Okanagan College. 2009. Archived from the original on December 13, 2009.
^ "Home". Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
^ "Bridge competition still not pasta use by date | Australian Maritime College". Amc.edu.au. 2010-10-05. Archived from the original on 2013-05-05. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
^ "Students put design skills to the test | Australian Maritime College". Amc.edu.au. 2011-05-23. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
^ "RECCS 2013 - World Championship in Spaghetti Bridge Building". Reccs.hu. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
^ "Civil Engineering Technology - Camosun College". Camosun.ca. 2011-04-14. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
^ "Coonabarabran High School Home Page". Coonabarab-h.schools.nsw.edu.au. 2013-06-14. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
^ "SpaghettCie 2012 - Welkom". Archived from the original on 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
^ "Spaghetti Bridge Competition - Ferris State University". Ferris.edu. 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
^ http://www.georgebrown.ca/techcity/techcity2006/spaghetti_bridge.asp^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "A new, sensational record at the Carpathian Basin Spaghetti Bridge Competition". Archived from the original on June 2, 2009.
^ "Spaghetti Bridge Contest Web Quest for Physics". Archived from the original on 2006-09-07. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
^ [1] Archived July 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ "The 11th Annual Spaghetti Bridge Contest". Jhu.edu. 2004-12-05. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
^ "McGill Spaghetti Bridge Contest". Scybolt.com. 2003-12-02. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
^ "1st Annual Student Spaghetti Bridge Building Contest". 11 December 2009. Archived from the original on March 3, 2011.
^ "Spaghetti Bridge Contest at Okanagan College". Okanagan.bc.ca. 2013-03-01. Archived from the original on 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
^ "Spaghetti bridge building competition STiKS". Users Matiss Baumanis. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
^ "Freshman Clinic I, Section 3, Spaghetti Bridge". Users.rowan.edu. Archived from the original on 2013-09-14. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
^ "Spaghetti bridge contest UPM 2017 – dobooku". www.dobooku.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2017-12-09.
^ Luis Alberto Segovia Gonzalez. "Competição de Pontes de Espaguete". Cpgec.ufrgs.br. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
^ "УАСГ - Студенти и Докторанти - Новини - Spaghetti Bridge Competition". Uacg.bg. 2011-04-15. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
^ "1st Annual Junior Physics and Engineering Competition". Archived from the original on March 6, 2008.
^ "How strong is the bridge - Ali je kaj trden most, University of Maribor, Faculty of Civil engineering". fg.um.si. 2015-03-12. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
^ "Spaghetti Bridge Competition at University of Salento, Lecce - Italy". Unisalento.it. 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
^ "UniSANews - Spaghetti bridge winners hard to beat". Unisa.edu.au. 2009-09-07. Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
^ "USC Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering : AME News". Ae-www.usc.edu. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
^ Kynaston, Belinda (2 September 2004). "Building the perfect bridge". Archived from the original on 2 January 2014.
^ "مسابقات سازه هاي ماكاروني دانشگاه تهران و جابجايي ركوردهاي كشوري". ایرنا (in Persian). 2017-11-22. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
^ "برگزاری دومین دوره مسابقه ملی سازه‌های ماکارونی در دانشگاه تهران". دانشگاه تهران (in Persian). Retrieved 2020-02-11.
^ "Americas | Spaghetti bridge contest in Chile". BBC News. 2009-10-30. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
^ "Solar Car Challenge - SolarCarChallenge - High School Solar". Winstonscience.org. Archived from the original on 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
^ http://www2.hamiltondist.k12.wi.us/currentnews/news-print.php?id=377^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Sign in - Google Accounts".
^ "Estructura de fideos". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
^ "Portal do IFSC - Notícia Aberta".

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[1] Karweit, Michael (2009). "Spaghetti Bridge". What is Engineering? (course syllabus). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University, Whiting School of Engineering. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008.

[2] "Okanagan College in Kelowna hosts spaghetti bridge building competition - Kelowna Capital News". 24 February 2019.

[3] Squire, J. P. "Lumby trio uses noodle to finish 1-2-3 in contest". Daily Courier. Retrieved 1 November 2020.

[4] "Spaghetti Bridge Contest History: Heavyweight". Spaghetti Bridge Contest. Kelowna, British Columbia: Okanagan College. 2009. Archived from the original on December 13, 2009.

[5] "Home". Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2013-09-16.

[6] "Bridge competition still not pasta use by date | Australian Maritime College". Amc.edu.au. 2010-10-05. Archived from the original on 2013-05-05. Retrieved 2013-09-16.

[7] "Students put design skills to the test | Australian Maritime College". Amc.edu.au. 2011-05-23. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-09-16.

[8] "RECCS 2013 - World Championship in Spaghetti Bridge Building". Reccs.hu. Retrieved 2013-09-16.

[9] "Civil Engineering Technology - Camosun College". Camosun.ca. 2011-04-14. Retrieved 2013-09-16.

[10] "Coonabarabran High School Home Page". Coonabarab-h.schools.nsw.edu.au. 2013-06-14. Retrieved 2013-09-16.

[11] "SpaghettCie 2012 - Welkom". Archived from the original on 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2012-01-26.

[12] "Spaghetti Bridge Competition - Ferris State University". Ferris.edu. 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2013-09-16.

[13] ttp://www.georgebrown.ca/techcity/techcity2006/spaghetti_bridge.asp^{[permanent dead link]}

[14] "A new, sensational record at the Carpathian Basin Spaghetti Bridge Competition". Archived from the original on June 2, 2009.

[15] "Spaghetti Bridge Contest Web Quest for Physics". Archived from the original on 2006-09-07. Retrieved 2009-12-13.

[16] [1] Archived July 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[17] "The 11th Annual Spaghetti Bridge Contest". Jhu.edu. 2004-12-05. Retrieved 2013-09-16.

[18] "McGill Spaghetti Bridge Contest". Scybolt.com. 2003-12-02. Retrieved 2013-09-16.

[19] "1st Annual Student Spaghetti Bridge Building Contest". 11 December 2009. Archived from the original on March 3, 2011.

[20] "Spaghetti Bridge Contest at Okanagan College". Okanagan.bc.ca. 2013-03-01. Archived from the original on 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2013-09-16.

[21] "Spaghetti bridge building competition STiKS". Users Matiss Baumanis. Retrieved 2015-01-05.

[22] "Freshman Clinic I, Section 3, Spaghetti Bridge". Users.rowan.edu. Archived from the original on 2013-09-14. Retrieved 2013-09-16.

[23] "Spaghetti bridge contest UPM 2017 – dobooku". www.dobooku.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2017-12-09.

[24] Luis Alberto Segovia Gonzalez. "Competição de Pontes de Espaguete". Cpgec.ufrgs.br. Retrieved 2013-09-16.

[25] "УАСГ - Студенти и Докторанти - Новини - Spaghetti Bridge Competition". Uacg.bg. 2011-04-15. Retrieved 2013-09-16.

[26] "1st Annual Junior Physics and Engineering Competition". Archived from the original on March 6, 2008.

[27] "How strong is the bridge - Ali je kaj trden most, University of Maribor, Faculty of Civil engineering". fg.um.si. 2015-03-12. Retrieved 2015-03-12.

[28] "Spaghetti Bridge Competition at University of Salento, Lecce - Italy". Unisalento.it. 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2014-01-14.

[29] "UniSANews - Spaghetti bridge winners hard to beat". Unisa.edu.au. 2009-09-07. Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2013-09-16.

[30] "USC Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering : AME News". Ae-www.usc.edu. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-09-16.

[31] Kynaston, Belinda (2 September 2004). "Building the perfect bridge". Archived from the original on 2 January 2014.

[32] "مسابقات سازه هاي ماكاروني دانشگاه تهران و جابجايي ركوردهاي كشوري". ایرنا (in Persian). 2017-11-22. Retrieved 2020-02-11.

[33] "برگزاری دومین دوره مسابقه ملی سازه‌های ماکارونی در دانشگاه تهران". دانشگاه تهران (in Persian). Retrieved 2020-02-11.

[34] "Americas | Spaghetti bridge contest in Chile". BBC News. 2009-10-30. Retrieved 2013-09-16.

[35] "Solar Car Challenge - SolarCarChallenge - High School Solar". Winstonscience.org. Archived from the original on 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2013-09-16.

[36] ttp://www2.hamiltondist.k12.wi.us/currentnews/news-print.php?id=377^{[permanent dead link]}

[37] "Sign in - Google Accounts".

[38] "Estructura de fideos". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-10-22.

[39] "Portal do IFSC - Notícia Aberta".

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Contests

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References

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