Bridge Designer

Our bridge met the main criteria of the task assigned only after many trials of keeping the values in range. Our first few prototypes consisted of some values of compression force/strength ratio going beyond 0.4 and tension force/strength ratio going beyond 0.45. Analysing the trends and observing the values go up and down the range, we succeeded in stabilising the bridge. We further made sure that 15% of our 29 members that is around 5 members of hollow tubes would be in-built. With all these factors being in place, we figured out the lowest cost that would make the construction of this bridge possible which came to a total cost of $300, 392.37 from a high valued cost that reached to nearly $400,000. The final bridge created is stable, has values of the specific requirements under the belt and maintains a low cost for construction.