Develop a Solution
There are many points to this projects but the ones that stand out to me are to:
1: learn the program bridge designer better to make bridges
2: to use our knowledge of trusses and bridges to make a bridge
Some constraints include it has ti be under $400,000, it has to hold a 480Kn truck up, and it cannot exceed an elevation of 32.5 meters above the water level. This report will explain the process of us making a bridge on bridge designer
1: learn the program bridge designer better to make bridges
2: to use our knowledge of trusses and bridges to make a bridge
Some constraints include it has ti be under $400,000, it has to hold a 480Kn truck up, and it cannot exceed an elevation of 32.5 meters above the water level. This report will explain the process of us making a bridge on bridge designer
Generate Concepts
Develop a solution
Construct and test prototype
See notebook
Evaluate the solution
Present a solution
One thing i learned from this project is how to make a bridge and how complicated it is to have a bridge be the lowest cost but still be stable enough to hold a truck
The more stress you have the stronger the material has to be. One why to increase the materials strength is to increase the cross sectional area.
The forces of compression and tension have to work together in order to hold up the bridge. The two forces have to be equal so that the joints wont fail, causing the bridge to collapse