Project 1: Form & Function

Project statement

          The main purpose of this project was to modify an existing prototype of a bridge. The modification was to create a function that would create an opening in the span of the bridge to allow boats to pass.

 

Span prototypes

 cablestay.jpg  cadcablestay.jpg

Cable Stay

 

archbridge.jpg cadarchbridge.jpg

Arch

 

suspbridge.jpg cadsuspbridge.jpg

Suspension

 

Movement Analogy

cork.jpg cadcork.jpg

 

 

 

pulley.jpg      cadpulley.jpg

 

hindge.jpg       cadhindge.jpg

 

 

3X3 Table

 

3x3chart.jpg

 

Inspiration

cadcork.jpg cadarchbridge.jpg

 

Preliminary Designs

Untitled1.jpg 

                     Untitled2.jpg

Untitled3.jpg

 

Elevation

e1.jpgNorth

e2.jpg           e4.jpg

East                                                               West

e3.jpgSouth

 

3-D View

elev1.jpg

elev2.jpg

elev3.jpg

elev4.jpg

 

Mechanism

m1.jpg         m2.jpg

m3.jpg

 

Animation

 

Animation bridge.GIF