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α LPHA TEAM Civil Engineering

α LPHA TEAM Civil Engineering. The Balsa Wood Behemoth. By Joseph Strassman Javier Ortiz Frederick Gorski. Presented to the Bridge to Engineering UTA Summer Camp June 17 th 2011. Orientation. Outline. Objectives. Introduction. Statement of Problem. Analysis. Results.

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α LPHA TEAM Civil Engineering

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  1. αLPHA TEAMCivil Engineering The Balsa Wood Behemoth By Joseph Strassman Javier Ortiz Frederick Gorski Presented to the Bridge to Engineering UTA Summer Camp June 17th 2011

  2. Orientation

  3. Outline • Objectives. • Introduction. • Statement of Problem. • Analysis. • Results. • Conclusions.

  4. Objectives • Make a bridge that meets all the requirements explained later in the presentation • Use our knowledge of civil engineering into the bridge • Design a truss that can hold a lot of weight • Set a record for holding the most weight

  5. Introduction • Civil engineering is one of the broadest types of engineering. • Civil engineers can range from environmental engineers to city planners. • Structural engineers help to design bridges. • Structural engineers predict the load a bridge can hold and know how to build it with the materials and setting presented.

  6. Statement of the Problem • Construct a bridge that spans over an 8-inch space. • Restrictions: • 10-12 inch length (min-max). • 2-3 inch width (min-max). • 2-4 inch height (min-max). • Fifteen pieces of 24-inch long balsa wood. • Limitations: • Five days of planning and constructing. • Tools of construction (glue and scissors). Goal: create a bridge capable of withstanding a load of 15 pounds of static or dynamic weight.

  7. Analysis • We will be able to accomplish our goal in this project using strategic structuring procedures. • We used the Pythagorean Theorem for some of our problems (a2+b2=c2). • We used numerous methods and techniques to create complex truss structures to be used in the construction of our bridge.

  8. Results • We have succeeded in the construction of a balsa wood bridge. • We have developed math and creativity skills.

  9. Conclusion • Alpha team believes that the Balsa Wood Behemoth will hold at least fifteen pounds of static and dynamic weight. • We think that our bridge was correctly proportionate to the enormous amount of work we did.

  10. Thank You to our mentors Ruth, Emily, and Ashley. We would also like thank the staff of the UTA summer engineering campand Gustavo

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