Study guidelines
Major types of bridges and when you would use each
Major parts of truss bridge - joints, members, roller and pinned support, etc.
The 3 major types of truss bridges – be able to identify each
Know difference between deck truss and through truss
Compression forces and Tension forces
Know what worked best to optimize your West Point Bridge design
Know the West Point Bridge design process steps
Be able to calculate Total Load of a bridge
Know where and why you would want to use hollow tube members and where and why you would want to use solid bar members
One and two point perspective drawing
Orthographic drawing
Be able to find the remaining angles and sides of a right triangle given two of the values
Major types of bridges and when you would use each
Major parts of truss bridge - joints, members, roller and pinned support, etc.
The 3 major types of truss bridges – be able to identify each
Know difference between deck truss and through truss
Compression forces and Tension forces
Know what worked best to optimize your West Point Bridge design
Know the West Point Bridge design process steps
Be able to calculate Total Load of a bridge
Know where and why you would want to use hollow tube members and where and why you would want to use solid bar members
One and two point perspective drawing
Orthographic drawing
Be able to find the remaining angles and sides of a right triangle given two of the values