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Counter-Logic Designs Design Project #1. The Team L e f t t o R i g h t : C a r l J e a n L o u i s, R y a n P o n s e, S a e e d, M a t t L. C o l e.

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1 Counter-Logic Designs Design Project #1

2 The Team L e f t t o R i g h t : C a r l J e a n L o u i s, R y a n P o n s e, S a e e d, M a t t L. C o l e m a n

3 The Purpose TTTT h e p u r p o s e / o b j e c t i v e s o f t h i s p r o j e c t w e r e t o d e s i g n a v i r t u a l s t e e l b r i d g e t o s p e c i f i c a t i o n s, t o c o n s t r u c t a p r o t o t y p e u s i n g o n l y c r a f t s t i c k s a n d w h i t e g l u e, a n d t o d o c u m e n t, a n a l y z e, a n d r e p o r t t h e r e s u l t s o f t h e l o a d t e s t g i v e n a f t e r t h e c o m p l e t i o n o f t h e b r i d g e ’ s c o n s t r u c t i o n

4 The Design D e s i g n m a d e f r o m W e s t P o i n t B r i d g e D e s i g n e r. T h e a e s t h e t i c a l l y p l e a s i n g f e a t u r e s d o s e r v e a p u r p o s e.

5 The Design cont. CCCC o n s i s t e d o f a s l o p i n g W a r r e n t r u s s a b o v e t h e d e c k w i t h “ h o r n s ” t h a t s e r v e d a n a e s t h e t i c a n d a l s o s t r u c t u r a l p u r p o s e, a n d a s m a l l e r w a r r e n t r u s s b e l o w t h e d e c k. T h e o r i g i n a l d e s i g n d i d f e a t u r e m e m b e r s s p a n n i n g a c r o s s t h e t o p o f t h e b r i d g e, b u t w e r e o m i t t e d i n t h e p r o t o t y p e.

6 The Finished Product T h e f i n a l d e s i g n o f t h e b r i d g e, w i t h s o m e m o d i f i c a t i o n s f r o m t h e o r i g i n a l

7 The Results IIII n t h e e n d, t h e b r i d g e w a s a b l e t o h o l d a b o u t 3 6 l b s b e f o r e b r i d g e f a i l u r e o c c u r r e d, w i t h t h e e s t i m a t e d l o a d c a p a c i t y e x p e c t e d t o b e 6 0 l b s. W e b e l i e v e t h i s w a s d u e t o t h e o m i s s i o n o f t h e s p a n n i n g m e m b e r s i n t h e o r i g i n a l d e s i g n. T h i s w o u l d h a v e p r o v i d e d e x t r a s u p p o r t w h e n t h e b r i d g e ’ s t w o s u p e r - s t r u c t u r e s b e g a n t o w a r p. Picture shows no members spanning the top of the bridge, which lead to failure.


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