Martens, a company manufacturing all kind concrete parts and blocks, gave us the opportunity to build a 20m long bridge on 18 April. The 19th the bridges (ours, and 5 other teams) where tested and loaded till failure. We won the contest with 16.8 tons, earning the price money of 30.000€.
The artist impression made in Illustrator looked like this;
with the realization team;
Some pictures of the building:
Digging holes for the piles which where accuratly predeterminded
After the blocks(counterweight), the piles....
Which was a quiete difficult task to get the right at the spot we wanted (they are over 700kg each)
Then the vertical assembly. Here two piles where connected to one 'Stelcon' plate. Total weight 2700kg
Which when placed looked like this.....
Installing the hammock itself....
The completed bridge.
Some other bridges
Some pictures of the testing....
The bridge after destruction.......