Overview & Project Report

(Check out the PDF on the right for an extensive look at the project's background and build-up)

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• Collaborated in a team of three to design an build a truss bridge capable of supporting a vertically placed spherical load

  • Utilized principles of statics to optimize design and predict force distributions across individual members

• Designed bridge dimensions in SOLIDWOR​KS & used built-in Finite Element Analyzer to check the calculated assumptions 

• Placed 2nd of 24 teams achieving a mechanical advantage of 424, having weighed 25 g and supported 10600 g