Balsa Wood Tower

The 100g structure made of balsa wood and super glue h.

Balsa wood tower. I was assigned to build a structure out of balsa wood 18 X 18 inch and glue. It is recommended to use a somewhat smaller size balsa wood but not the smallest size available. Identify the Problem- Create a tower of made of balsa wood which would withstand the given amount of pressureIt would also have to accompany a metal beam within the middle of it.

The best balsa wood tower designs require the sparing use of glue and other liquid adhesives. Balsa wood towers are an engaging and challenging engineering project for high school students. Do not use glue to fill gaps and make sure all measurements are exact.

Shop radio controlled products and more at Tower Hobbies. While general guidelines are provided give students freedom with their designs and encourage them to implement what they have learned about structural engineering. Constructed ONLY using wood and woodsuperglue.

O A tower going straight up with trusses and is a rectangular prism o A pyramid with the top cut off with trusses. It has to be between 75 and 85 inches high cannot have mass greater than12 grams and has to be able support at least 60 pounds this would only get me about a C. However there are many different opinions on which to use.

Feb 11 2007 1 allison23. 350cm tall tower that will span a 20cm x 20cm hole. Balsa lumber is very soft and light with a coarse open grainThe density of dry balsa wood ranges from 40340 kgm 3 with a typical density around 160 kgm 3.

Many competitions require you to have your tower weighed and excessive glue adds a considerable amount of additional mass to a tower. I assume therefore the top of my tower should be 45475cm across to be on the safe side. Thank you for your attention.