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Explore Group AAA's meticulous balsa wood bridge design process, from initial truss configurations to Matlab program development, testing, and detailed analysis of mass, strength, and cost considerations. Witness their journey in creating an optimal bridge design through thorough research and testing.
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Balsa Wood BridgeDesign Group AAA Jim Bowen
Group AAA Division of Labor • Jim Bowen did all the work • Bridge design, construction, testing • Matlab program development • Oral and written presentation writing
Group AAA - Bridge Design and Testing Methods • Started with the simplest 5 node trapezoidal truss • tried different member sizes and top node spacing to see how mass and strength varied • tested some 5 node trusses that used .25” x .25” members • chose .25” x .50” as member size, 14” spacing • wrote a Matlab script to see how height affected mass, strength, and profit (see figure)
Group AAA - Bridge Information • Bridge dimensions • 24.5” long, 8.5” high, 4.0” wide • Bridge “numbers” • 10 nodes (5 per truss) • 14 members • 1 member type (.25” x .50”) • Truss configuration • Warren through truss (see figure)
More Bridge Information • Estimates from Matlab program • Mass = 69 grams • Strength = 111 lb • Cost = 26.5 million $ • Benefit = 29.0 million $ • Profit = 2.5 million $ • Special features of group’s work • used Matlab program to test many different candidate designs Questions?