ENGINEERING TECH PREP CLASS, GREENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION – BALSA WOOD BRIDGE COMPETITION – MARCH 2023
Engineering Tech Prep Class, Greenville High School Career Technical Education Balsa Wood Floating Gantry Frame Competition February 22, 2023 In commemoration of National Engineer’s Week (Feb. 19-25, 2023), the Engineering Tech Prep Class at Greenville High School held an annual competition involving the construction of balsa wood structures. The fifteenth annual competition partnering with Mote & Associates was held on Wednesday, February 22, 2023. In the past, bridges, boom cranes, and earthquake resistant multi-story towers have been constructed of balsa wood. This year, balsa wood gantry frames were built on floating styrofoam platforms. Structures were placed in two pools of...