Engineering Building Log:

Date: February 4, 2022

People: Ben B, Ben F, Lydia
Time: 2:50-3:20
Description: We cut the base pieces and we started angling them with the mat.

Before: All the materials before we started using them

After: The cut edge pieces for the base

Date: February 7, 2022

People: Ben b, Ben f, Lydia
Time: 9:40-10:00
Description: We finished angling the base pieces and glued them together to form the
rectangular base. Then we began cutting the internal structure pieces for the base.

Before: The pieces lined up that we cut from last time.

 After: The glued together base with the structure pieces
lined up inside.

Date: February 11, 2022

People: Ben B, Ben F, Lydia
Time: 2:40 - 3:15
Description: We glued the straight supporting pieces of the base into place and began to cut
and glue the diagonal supports.

Before: The progress from the previous building session.

After: The internal structure of the base begins to take

shape.

Date: February 15, 2022

People: Ben B, Ben F, Lydia
Time: 2:10 - 3:15
Description: We finished the inner crossing structure of the base and began working on
building up the middle section.
 Before: The base progress from last time

After: The finished base and beginning of sides

Date: February 16, 2022

People: Ben B, Ben F, Lydia
Time: 8:40 - 9:30
Description: We glued on the sides of the tall middle section.

Before: Progress of base and sides from previous session

After: Connected sides to each other and began measuring

for the diagonal sides

Date: February 16, 2022

People: Ben B, Ben F, Lydia
Time: 2:15 - 2:30
Description: Added the diagonal end sides to both sides of the bridge.

Before: Progress from last time of beginning to build

upwards
 After: Finished cutting and gluing diagonal sides pieces to
the ends of the bridge

Date: February 17, 2022

People: Ben B, Ben F, Lydia
Time: 10:05 - 10:50
Description: Added diagonal and straight supports to the sections on the end and added
vertical supports close to the center.

Before: The essentially complete frame of the bridge from

previous building sessions

After: Supports have been added to each of the sides of

the sections at the end

Date: February 25, 2022

People: Ben B, Ben F, Lydia
Time: 2:20 - 3:10
Description: We worked on cutting and gluing the diagonal supports of the sides of the bridge.
 Before: Progress from previous building session

After: Added diagonal supports in every side section, started

the X in the middle section

Date: February 28, 2022

People: Ben B, Ben F, Lydia
Time: 9:20 - 9:40
Description: We finished the diagonal crosses and the X on the sides and added horizontal
beams across the top to connect the sides.

Before: Progress from previous session

After: Finished Bridge!