TTI10

Bridge Design

You’re a junior engineer working in an engineer’s office. The company you work for has landed a very large and prestigious contract. Your firm has been asked to design a truss bridge made of popsicle sticks that will span 15 inches. Your design team (you and 1 partner) is limited to 60 popsicle sticks and white glue (any extra popsicle sticks will result in a deduction in pay). You will then calculate a strength value for your bridge after it is tested to determine how much weight it can carry before it collapses.

                           Strength= capacity (kg)

                                           (Bridge mass (kg))²

The design report, completed by each individual using a wordprocessor

         ∙       Title page with a design

         ∙       Steps to the design process

         ∙       Table of results

         ∙       AutoCAD design printout

         ∙       Logbook of the work completed and changes

         ∙       Q1. Discuss ways in which you would improve your bridge design (include diagrams).

         ∙       Q2. What changes would you make to the project outline?

Some ideas and suggestions for the designer:

         1.      Remember the KISS rule. KEEP IT SIMPLE SILLY!!

         2.      Have fun and be creative.

Your assignment is due ___________________________