Tag: Green Bay

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 »

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 »

Sagging Saga: State Sums Up Bridge’s Dip

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) has released a draft executive summary of its report on the sagging of Green Bay’s signature bridge, the Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge, which carries traffic on Interstate 43 over the Fox River near the bay. When a section of the bridge dipped about 2 feet a year ago on… Read More »