Category: Structural Design

Students’ Lightweight Structures Hold Up Under High Pressure

Students from two schools hundreds of miles apart had the same goals during events held as part of National Engineers Week: construction and destruction. And while every student’s structure ultimately failed, everybody won some knowledge in these design learning exercises. Ashwaubenon Tower Challenge Several well-designed towers put on an impressive display of strength at this… Read More »

From Paper Bridges to Concrete Canoes, Scouts Wowed by Ayres Engineers

A group of Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts made paper bridges and learned about concrete canoes among other things when they sat down with members of the Young Professionals group at our Eau Claire, Wisconsin, headquarters a couple of weeks ahead of Engineers Week. Chris Marcum, a structural designer, told attendees from Cub Scout Pack 127… Read More »

Up for a Challenge? Design a 2-Ounce Tower that Supports 180 Pounds

It’s National Engineers Week, and that means a big annual event is kicking off for our Green Bay area office. All the eighth-graders at Parkview Middle School in Ashwaubenon will form teams to build towers out of balsa wood and glue, trying to get their designs to support as much weight as possible. Ayres engineers… Read More »