I-BRIDGE

Antonio Castano & Leopoldo

Process of building the bridge:
Identifying Force Vectors:
Particle Model:

F2
(4.5 cm)
F1
90° North
(4.5 cm)
45° North East

Scale: 1 cm = 10,000 N
Resultant Vector:

FR FR F2
F2
(4.5 cm) F1 55° NE
90° North (4.5 cm) 9 cm
45° North East
90,000 N

F1

Scale: 1 cm = 10,000 N
Mass Conversion:

Estimated Mass of Car: 2,000kg

Total Force: 90,000 N * 8 Vectors= 720,000

Mass= Fg * Gravity of Earth

Total Mass: 720,000 ÷ 9.8m/s^2= 73,469.38 kg

# of Cars: 73,469.38 kg ÷ 20,000 kg= 36.7 Cars

Comparing different bridge capacities:
Conclusion:

The triangle method aided us when we were trying to figure out the
forces. When it came to our bridge structure, ours was very symmetrical
and stable, although it came out to being slightly more complex than
the other structures we’ve compared with. I was surprised by the
amount of cars our bridge was able to hold relatively to other bridges
but after looking back on it I realized how stable and structurally found
it was. The Vector analysis is useful for helping locate large distances
from multiple points, such as comparing how far a shopping market is
from two houses.