The Engineering Project

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The Engineering Project

• Were going to investigate the range of stress
  under foot!
• First Examination of engineered devices that
  enable humans to act in wildly different
  environments or conditions.
• Second Impact of evolution on the animal foot.
• Or how their footprint matches their environment.

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Stress and Ice Skating

• H2O System

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Jib Crane Project - Structures

• Triangular/Lattice Truss Structures every
  member is either in pure tension or compression.
  Shape resists shear stresses.
• Truss structures are found in bridges, buildings,
  airplane wings, and cranes.

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Great Bridge Web Sites

• Interactive Java Bridge designer
• http//www.jhu.edu/virtlab/bridge/truss.htm
• West Point Bridge Designer 2005
• http//bridgecontest.usma.edu/download.htm

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Jib Crane Dynamic Loads