Project 1: Form and Function

Bridges are structures that are used to help transport people, and surplus through bodies of water. There are many unique and well known bridges. The whole concept of this project is to recreate these chosen bridge prototypes into something new. With the use of inspirational mechanisms, such as scissors, staplers, and a gym lock, the bridge can have a new function. In order for the bridge to have the function the structure must be altered as well.

Bridge Prototypes

Hell Gate Bridge The arch bridge chosen as a prototype for my project.	Boston Bridge Cable-stay bridge used as a prototype.	Ikitsuki Bridge Cantilever bridge chosen as one of the bridge prototypes
Ikitsuki bridge drawing This is the CAD drawing of the bridge prototype	Boston bridge drawing This is the CAD drawing of the Boston bridge.	Hells gate drawing This is the CAD drawing for the Hells gate bridge prototype.

Movement

Scissors drawing This is a drawing of the motion of a scissor.	Gym locker drawing This describes the mechanical motion and hinges inside a gym lock.	Stapler drawing This is the drawing of the motion of the stapler.

3x3 Conceptual Analysis Table

3x3 Conceptual Analysis table This is the list of mechanical tools that inspire the preliminary designs of the bridges. I used scissors, stapler, and a gym lock as inspiration.

Preliminary Designs

Preliminary design # 1 This is a drawing of the design and motion of the first preliminary design. There is a gear/pulley system that is used to lift that portion of the road bed. This is the one I chose for my project.	Preliminary design # 2 motion This is a drawing of the motion of the second preliminary drawing. There are a set of gears and pulleys right along the horizontal member. Also, there's a moving track that helps bring out the road bed and the mechanical arms lift the road bed up with a pulley system. This motion was inspired by the motion of the scissor.	Preliminary design # 2 This is the design of the second preliminary design.

Final Design

animation.gif	Motion of bridge The truss bridge that is lifted up is molded into the tower.	Bridge Design This is the full design of my bridge.
Model image 1.jpg This is the elevation view of my bridge. As you can see there is a huge pulley and a gear with a counter weight.	Mechanism This is the descriptive view of the mechanism. The pulley and gear system are connected with the truss bridge.	Model image 3.jpg
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