West Point Bridge Design is a fairly accurate portrayal of what it actually takes to make a bridge. It may not be the most accurate technology out there to create a bridge, but it is a nice introduction. It teach the fundamentals of bridge building to students who do not have a deep background of designing bridges. There are however many downsides of WPBD due to being beginners technology. For example, it has a height limit that is unrealistic to a bridge design. Another flaw is the inability to make a suspension bridge and even to put joints in certain points. Joints are only able to be put in on a fixed grid system which does not allow for much creativity. There are only a few designs that optimize the the forces of the truck driving across the bridge.
This week I was able to shave off close to ten thousand dollars on our design we made in class. Our hope as a group is to improve upon our current design as well as continue to try and come up with a new innovative way to support the truck without spending as much money as we are spending now. Currently, my design costs us $215,858.44. we hope to make improvements this week.
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