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Knowledge Brown
Architectural Engineering & Technology
Form & Function
Aspects of Creation & Expression
The purpose of this project is to explore the relationship between form and function. The main goal of the project is to combine unique creation with the expression of function and requirements. Students were required to transform an existing bridge into a structure that allows water traffic to pass through a 30' x 40' opening.
Span Prototypes
Name: Sydney Harbor Bridge
Type: Arch Bridge
Location: Australia
Name: Millau Viaduct Bridge
Type: Cable Stayed Bridge
Location: France
Name: Bridge of the Gods
Type: Cantilever Bridge
Location: Oregon
Movement Analogies
We had to collect three or more household items that had two or more hinges mechanically. Out of all the objects, we chose three to use for the bridge opening and drew out the movements of each object, to get a better understanding of how it move mechanically and how it would apply to our prototypes. The three objects I chose was a Vice Grip Wrench, Zinc Cutter, and a Vice Grip C-Clamp.
Vice Grip Wrench
Zinc Cutter
Vice Grip C-Clamp
Preliminary 3x3 Prototype Table
The combination of my three conceptual spans and three household objects into a 3x3 diagram consisting a total of 9 prototypes
Selected Prototype
3D Bridge Process
Mechanism Movement
Views
Detailing View
North West View
North East View
South East View
South West View
3-D View of Mechanism
3-D View of Bridge
3-D View of Pulley
Renderings
Final Design
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