The week consisted of a two main tasks that were required to be completed to further the development of the project. The first goal was to determine the position of the members of the group and the required tasks of each member to succeed in accomplishing the project. It was determined the leader was Bridget Breslin who would monitor the efficiency of the progress, Corey Duane was the record keeper of the current changes and updates and I, Amanda Ngov am the designer and constructor of creating the most efficient truss bridge. In addition, a basic design of a truss bridge was determined to suspend the bridge vertically upward with numerous triangles to maximize the load capacity in an arch like fashion. After the determination of the two tasks, the outlook of the upcoming week was in progress to continue the project. Progress for the sake of the bridge design included pricing the design and utilizing the West Point Bridge Design Program to find the most efficient bridge material for the upcoming week. Difficulties that were seen throughout the week were the lack of opportunities to access the program on one computer at one time and the numerous ideas to design the bridge simultaneously. Room for improvement can be seen and is needed for the bridge.
In addition, knowledge with regards to truss bridges are needed; as a result, questions and research was required. Three main questions that appeared to be needed and could assist with the overall progress of the design phase are:
What is the longest standing truss bridge and how has the method of the design or materials been so influencing in it's life time?
What research is required to assess the method of the design of any bridge?
How often does a design of a bridge change or alter throughout the process before the complete erection and what requires this changes to occur?
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