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The Factors Affecting the Deflection of a Spaghetti Bridge
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The Factors Affecting the Deflection of a Spaghetti Bridge An Investigation into the Factors Affecting the Deflection of a Spaghetti Bridge - Planning * Preliminary Work I have decided to investigate how different masses affect the deflection of a spaghetti bridge. We have been given a selection of different types of spaghetti. To find the type that will give me the largest range of results I need to test each type to find the one with the largest breaking force. To do this I held the spaghetti in two clamp stands (one at each end of the strand) and then applied a mass to the centre of the spaghetti. Starting at 10g and increasing the mass by 10g each time. Each type of spaghetti was cut to the same length of 20cm. I found that the "Waitrose Italian Spaghetti" had the largest breaking force of approximately 90g. I predict that the deflection of the...
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