1 CONSTRUCTING ENVIRONMENT LOGBOOK
WEEK 2 STRUCTURAL LOADS AND FORCES STUDIO ACTIVITY-FRAME The task of this studio built a bridge that is long enough across a 1500mm gap in a group of 5 people. In addition, the material could be used only the 600mm x 100mm x 2mmm piece of balsa and scotch tape provided. Finally, after the bridge was complete, the tutor will test its stability by adding loads until the structure to collapse.
PROCESS 1. At first, we decided to cut the piece of balsa into 6 rectangular pieces, then we connected 3 pieces of them by scotch tape to 2 pieces whose length is 1600mm. the bridge was designed 2 pieces cross each other at middle like the figure 1. Figure 1
2. However, because the balsa is too thin, the bridge could not hold on the desk. Therefore, we changed our plan as the figure 2. In addition, in order to avoid the stability, we adding 2 small pieces at the end of bridge, like figure 3.
Figure 3 Yang Xuehui
Figure 2 Student No. 709889