Goals and Constraints: 1. To be able to simulate and build a bridge on the new software and learn about the concepts of the program. 2. To be able to expand our knowledge on the stability and calculations of trusses. 3. The bridge has to be under $400,000, it has to hold a 480 kN truck up, and it cannot exceed an elevation of 32.5 meters above the sea level of the software map.
GENERATE CONCEPTS
DEVELOP A SOLUTION
CONSTRUCT AND TEST PROTOTYPE
EVALUATE SOLUTION
PRESENT SOLUTION
Something that I learned from this project is how to create a bridge on the bridge designer software.
The material has to be stronger if you decide to put more stress on it from other members and joints.
The compression and tension have to become equal in force so that the bridge won't collapse on one side.