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kuleke
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Hi,
I need to design a balsa bridge that will cover a distance of 200mm. It will be loaded centrally for testing. The objective of this however is not to test until failure, but to have it fail at a certain weight. Points are also given for high strength to weight ratios and simplicity of the design. I already have a design but the calculations are looking very tedious and I am hoping that a civil engineer out there can help me with a simplified design. The failure weight of the bridge is by default 200N but if calculated and stated beforehand, the performance criteria is adjusted to match the defined failure weight.
Thank you very much
I need to design a balsa bridge that will cover a distance of 200mm. It will be loaded centrally for testing. The objective of this however is not to test until failure, but to have it fail at a certain weight. Points are also given for high strength to weight ratios and simplicity of the design. I already have a design but the calculations are looking very tedious and I am hoping that a civil engineer out there can help me with a simplified design. The failure weight of the bridge is by default 200N but if calculated and stated beforehand, the performance criteria is adjusted to match the defined failure weight.
Thank you very much