Bridge Designer Prepared by Chan Chi Keung Cheung Ka Wah Lee Dick Man Li Tai Tak April 2005

Design Brief This was our first time to design a truss bridge. We are going to design a steel bridge for the given specification and situation by the software WEST POINT BRIDGE DESIGNER 2004

What have we learned? We spend 40 hours to work out the solutions of the project. We are able to 1. use the basic engineering knowledge to evaluate a bridge design 2. design a virtual bridge by the West Point Software 3. produce a 3-min PowerPoint file for oral presentation 4. develop collaborative skills

Software Brief This software will introduce you to engineering through an authentic, hands-on design experience. WPBD 2004 provides you with the tools to model, test, and optimize a steel highway bridge, based on realistic specifications, constraints, and performance criteria.

Initial Design

Member List

Initial Design – Cost Calculation

Load Test

Some members are changed. The new design cannot pass the load test

Final Design The frame structure is exactly same as the initial one. The bar size of some members have been changed.

Reduce Bar Size From 120mm to 100mm Member 20 Member 21 Member 26 Member 27 Member 28 Member 29 Member 30 Member 31 Member 32 Member 33 Member 34 From 120mm to 110mm Member 2 Member 3 Member 4 Member 7 Member 8 Member 17 The solution passed the load test

Final Design – Cost Calculation The cost is reduced below 200 thousand dollars