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For the simulated bridge design project we were given a week to design the cheapest but fully functioning bridge on west point bridge design software. I had gotten 8th on this project. The purpose of this project was to teach us the different ways as an engineer you need to be efficient but cheaper as well.
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Take-a-ways: |
I took away from this project that it is extremely difficult to create a cheap efficient design for a product. I would make a change to the material to make it cheaper, and then it would break causing me to have to make it a more expensive material. It was mind boggling to find the right balance between cost and efficiency.
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To the right is a picture of my bridge and the cost.
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