West Point Bridge Design

Review the Mu of the Shoe reading.  Pick 6 of the physics to go problems andcomplete.  Hand In.  

You need to get to the idea of equilibrium and statics cemented in to your head.

Go to the tutorial on the West Point Bridge Designer. The tutorial was designed with an earlier version of the software, but it will give you the basic idea. Take 5 minutes and read it....seriously.

West Point Bridge Design  2011 software should be on your computer but if you want to download it at home or need to update the copy, you can get the software here   IF THE COMPUTER ASKS YOU FOR A PASSWORD, ask Mrs. Deutmeyer for it.   You may have to log in as an administrator or a teacher.

Create a truss bridge and a suspension bridge and save to a flash drive or your network files for Monday.   If you want to get an idea or two on minimizing cost, check out some of the videos on YouTube.

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