06-21-2005, 06:47 PM
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Design your own bridge [JW Competition]
Some of you might've heard of this. It's a piece of software for designing simple bridges and testing them in a simulator which measures stress on individual components of the structure. It is aimed at novices that have no engineering background and it a great way to learn about some the work civil/structural engineers do. There's also an annual competition organized by the Westpoint military Academy in the US if you really get into it.
It's quite fun to mess around with and make the bridge collapse when the truck passes
My winning design
Get Bridge Designer HERE[/b]
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06-21-2005, 06:57 PM
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Sorry, there is no Macintosh version.
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YES!!!
Die Mac - Die!!!
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06-21-2005, 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by RC45
Sorry, there is no Macintosh version.
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YES!!!
Die Mac - Die!!!
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Amen to that!!
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06-21-2005, 08:28 PM
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Cool, I might have to play about with this. I did a B.Sc Engineering degree which is what you do if you're crap at hard maths and can't handle a B.Eng! ops: This is about my level!!
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06-22-2005, 01:47 PM
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This is actually quite nice! And addicting too.
My best so far:
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06-22-2005, 01:57 PM
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the best and most boring design
that's why that kind of brigde (I don't remember the name of that arrangement) was used very often
now engineers and architects are looking for new and exciting bridges.
of course I don't think this program allows you to have a weird design
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06-22-2005, 01:58 PM
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Had a similar program during my first year of engineering. The problem is we have to build it after we design it using pogo sticks, so a design like Blip's would be very "interesting" to build
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06-22-2005, 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by antonioledesma
the best and most boring design
that's why that kind of brigde (I don't remember the name of that arrangement) was used very often
now engineers and architects are looking for new and exciting bridges.
of course I don't think this program allows you to have a weird design
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Haha, true. But hey, it works! I think it's called arched bridge or something...
I'm gonna work on a different design now.
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06-22-2005, 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by 5vz-fe
Had a similar program during my first year of engineering. The problem is we have to build it after we design it using pogo sticks, so a design like Blip's would be very "interesting" to build
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Back in school i made a suspension bridge with tooth picks, cardboard and rope and it supported the wieght of a few matchbox cars
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06-22-2005, 02:12 PM
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I'll try an exotic design and wait to see if that bridge can be strong enough
in my first semester I had to build a bridge with spaghetti straws and white glue (used by carpenters) so the small bridge could withstand a laser printer
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06-22-2005, 02:27 PM
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^^ That's pretty impressive, did u made it?
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06-22-2005, 02:51 PM
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yes, it was a bitch. But one of the objectives was to have a light brigde.
if your brigde withstanded the printer, then the bridge was weighed. So the winner had the lightest and strongest bridge.
you could see brigdes that weighed 2 kilos and broke
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06-22-2005, 03:39 PM
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lol....no replacement for ..umm....weight.....that's a new theory keke
can I paint carbonfibre sticks into spaghetti like sticks and make the bridge =P~ I am sure I will win
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06-22-2005, 03:59 PM
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How about we have a small competition to see who can make the best bridge
The aim is to make the CHEAPEST bridge, which still passes the load test. Who's in ?
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06-22-2005, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Blip
How about we have a small competition to see who can make the best bridge
The aim is to make the CHEAPEST bridge, which still passes the load test. Who's in ?
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Count me in. So far I'm only at 190K though...
Gotta work harder!
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