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In the following scenario, what could the engineers have done to keep the bridge from collapsing?
The Tacoma narrows project required a bridge to be built over the Columbia river. The engineers accounted for aesthetic design by building a light roadbed.
Unfortunately, the cables were not designed to withstand high winds speeds and the bridge collapsed.

A. Build a prototype of the bridge design and suspend weights from it to test its strength

B. Research different ways to build bridge roadbeds

C. Write a report on the bridge ‘s aesthetic features

D. Build a prototype of the bridge design and perform tests in a wind tunnel