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Intro Bridge Project
Intro Bridge Project
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Axis of Tension
bending
Steel
Arch bridge
Appear mostly
in Ancient time
New arch
bridge is
modified to
reduce the
material
Function of Arch structure
Puts members in compression.
Need horizontal support at abutments.
Abutment
Suspension Bridge
Replace the
Beam with
cable
Reduce the
need for the
Pier , Girder
and Truss
Suspension
Puts members in tension.
Carries weight up to the top of the towers.
Good for long spans.
Cantilever Bridge
No support at
the bridge it self
The material
must be very
strong
Or the structure
must be different
Box Girder Bridge
Box structure reduce the
weight and material
Increase the strength on top
and bottom to resist
compression and tension
Project Constraints
2 x 6
thin plate
testing jig
Project Break-down
Project Intro (Problem Definition)
Component Strength Tests (Information Gathering)
Individual Brainstorming of Ideas (Idea Generation)
Group Prototype Brainstorming (Idea generation)
Prototype Selection (Idea selection)
Full-Scale Prototype Construction (Implementation)
Prototype Testing (Information Gathering)
Engineering Analysis w/ software (Information Gathering)
Redesign (Idea generation)
Final bridge construction (Implementation)
Final Test Competition! (Information Gathering)
Project Schedule
Timeline:
Prototype Design, Build, Test 1
week
Final Design, Build, Test 2 weeks
Presentation and report 1 to 2
classes after Final Test
Grading
Design and testing
Bridge Ideas -10%
Components test Memo-5%
Prototype bridge performance-5%
Draft Report-5%
Project report
Bridge Final Presentation-10%
Competition-5%
Engineering Fundamentals
Mechanics of Materials
Construction Methods &
Hints!
What is the easiest way to
break a tongue depressor?
Pull?
Push?
Twist?
Shear? Principle of Scissors
Bend?
Truss Bridge
Arch Bridge
Suspension Bridge
Cantilever Bridge
Box Girder Bridge
Quiz
Axis of
bending
Which orientation of a beam is stronger
under bending and why?
Ivs.
I
Arch members are in T or C?
C C
Label members in T and C
T T T
How can you improve your
bridge design?
Incorporate truss structure (triangles).
Design a 3-D structure from the start!
Use short members in compression.
Use string for tension members.(Reduce
material and weight)
Avoid overloading joints.
Strengthen base supports and load point.
Component Test-Compression
and buckle Test-1
Compress your spaghetti until it start to buckle(When you dont feel
you need to apply additional force but the structure still keep bending)
Hold(use you hand) the center point to see how much force you need
to increase to have buckling
Hold another two point to see how much force you need to increase to
reach buckling
Component Test-Compression
and buckle Test-2
Cut the spaghetti in half and try again