BFC21403: STRUCTURE ANALYSIS

PROJECT INSTRUCTION

PROJECT TITLE: TRUSS BRIDGE

PART 1 (LAYOUT AND DESIGN)

a) Students must demonstrate the bridge layout and design according to the bridge description (refer Appendix
1)
b) The design must be creative and possible to build
c) Determinacy: statically determinate or statically indeterminate by 1 degree only (the calculation of the degree
of determinacy must be shown in the report)
d) Each design must be approved by the lecturer to ensure the uniqueness of design for every group

PART 2 (ANALYSIS)

a) Students need to analyze

(i) Internal forces of the truss
(ii) Deflection of the truss
b) The calculation must be done manually (using your method of choice) and by using software (Lin Pro,
StAAD.Pro or any available software). The calculation need to be compared and discussed.

REPORT AND VIDEO PRESENTATION

a) Report must consist the following items:

(i) Executive summary
(ii) Introduction
(iii) Part 1
(iv) Part 2
(v) Summary
(vi) All necessary appendix (if any)
b) The report must be neatly compiled and submitted in pdf file.
c) Video presentation must be creative and emphasis on the idea behind the design of your bridge. Duration of
your video must not exceed 10 minutes.

ASSESSMENT

Total mark for the project is 20%.

DEADLINE

Both report and video must be submitted on week 14 (21 June – 27 June 2020)
 APPENDIX 1

TRUSS BRIDGE DESCRIPTION

a) The overall span length :1200 mm (Figure 1)

b) The bridge must be simply supported
c) The height : 300 mm

FIGURE 1