Design Brief

Big Bridge Brand

Client Company:

Designers: Ryan Ethridge

Problem Statement: A new town has begun, and there is a riverbed separating it
Us. A bridge is needed for cars to get over.

Apply engineering design, material science, and statics to

Design Statement: the
Design of a truss bridge carrying a two-lane highway that
Spans a riverbed

Constraints: Bridge shouldnt cost more than $400,000

Must hold the load of passing truck. 480 kN
Maximum of 50 joints and 120 members
The bridge may cross the valley at any elevation from
High-water level to 24 meters above

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