Our week consisted of designing a truss bridge and then working towards developing that, both physically and online with a 3D simulator that allowed for our bridge knowledge and design to be applied through various frontiers

Design Process

Justin was the main person behind the 3D simulations and development while the rest worked on the physical bridge. 

Design Process - 

The main philosophy behind the development was to create something strong while incorporating components of a truss bridge to maximise the integrity of the structure. Firstly, the design was drawn on paper with a basic sketch and understanding of the various parts. That was then followed by using hot glue and scissors to bring the various pieces together to form the bridge. The platform was formed easily however the foundation and the above platform components were really navigate to make as they needed to be able to support the weight while being placed in a way that allowed for the maximum weight to be held.

These pictures above show the bridge from different angles. They have been created on 2 different softwares (TinkerCAD and Bridge Designer) to allow for the greatest display development.

Various designs were made on Bridge Designer and this was one of the main designs that were developed on the simulator. This allowed us to experiment with different truss bridge designs. 

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