CIV102 Pedestrian Bridge Proposal
This project required our team to develop a design for a pedestrian steel truss bridge (complete with calculations and cost estimates) and present this design in the form of a written report and a presentation. I learned a lot about the importance of team dynamics during the course of this project. Maximum team efficiency can be obtained if the tasks are divided up in a way that matches the strengths of each individual. This requires that team members communicate and get to know each other. For example, one of our team members on this project was not as comfortable doing force calculations for truss members, but had a lot of experience with physical modeling. Therefore, we let her take the task of building a balsa model of our design (shown in the gallery below) and divided the detail design and calculations between the remaining two group members.
This was also a good opportunity to let us practice using formal engineering language. Our class proposals were held in a mock "bid" setting, meaning we had to present our design in a short time period, using appropriate framing and objectives for the project to convince stakeholders that our design was superior.
This was also a good opportunity to let us practice using formal engineering language. Our class proposals were held in a mock "bid" setting, meaning we had to present our design in a short time period, using appropriate framing and objectives for the project to convince stakeholders that our design was superior.