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GoldenPrincess → pillowymound
LOL, thanks! ^^ You only joined recently, and you have already 111 posts? It took me AGES!! XD Mind if I add you as a friend? :D
Mar 20 2011 11:41 PM
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pillowymound → GoldenPrincess
No problem :) Pleased to meet you, I'm Michael, what's your name ? x
Mar 20 2011 12:56 PM
pillowymound → geeoh
Haha I think you might have to cheat and use staples and glue if that's gonna work :P
Mar 18 2011 04:00 AM
geeoh → pillowymound
I think they want to make the whole thing out of cardboard... but cardboard is so stiff, I'll probably suggest using cardboard as structure then wrap paper around it or something lol.
I drew a double arch design... kinda. It's like the harbour bridge, trusses in the main arch and the deck of the road is supported by another arch haha. I think the main problem is joints as well D:
I drew a double arch design... kinda. It's like the harbour bridge, trusses in the main arch and the deck of the road is supported by another arch haha. I think the main problem is joints as well D:
Mar 18 2011 03:33 AM
pillowymound → geeoh
Haha yeah of course, in compression it'll just go floppy lol.
Just stick to the truss design and use as much cardboard as possible !
Just stick to the truss design and use as much cardboard as possible !
Mar 18 2011 03:26 AM
geeoh → pillowymound
Yea... the problem is you cant put the whole structure in tension, some parts have to be in compression... a straight piece of paper sucks in compression >__>
There's no budget, everything is out of our expense =/
I guess the only problem is the weight limit?
There's no budget, everything is out of our expense =/
I guess the only problem is the weight limit?
Mar 18 2011 03:18 AM
pillowymound → geeoh
Paper is pretty strong when in tension, if you had two or 3 sheets laid on top of each other and fixed at either side it would hold pretty well.
Do you have a "budget" for the project ? Prize for the most cost-effective design ?
Do you have a "budget" for the project ? Prize for the most cost-effective design ?
Mar 16 2011 08:35 AM
geeoh → pillowymound
The only way I think that this can work is to put most of the members in tension... somehow hahaha Why would they give us paper... sigh its the worst material ever >__>
Mar 15 2011 03:46 PM
pillowymound → geeoh
Haha I doubt you'd be able to do it with paper. Ours was made with Balsa Wood. It shouldn't tear in compression :S you'd need two Moments that are opposite in direction near a single node. Thankfully you'll never have to work with paper in the industry, unless you're like the worst engineer ever lol.
Mar 15 2011 03:29 PM
geeoh → pillowymound
Wow 85kg, so basically you could stand on it? O__O holy moly hahaha. Hmmm I think the main problem with paper is that it buckles under loads... I have no idea how we're gonna fix that. It's also weak in compression because it'll just tear >__>
Mar 15 2011 02:43 PM
pillowymound → MushroomYX
Haha yeah, it's pretty difficult but as long as you study you'll be fine.
Yeah going to Korea is the plan anyway, I've spoken to a lot of people who have went there after uni and they loved it, such a rich culture. Plus I get on well with kids so I'd quite enjoy teaching in a school :)
What do you want to do after school ?
Yeah going to Korea is the plan anyway, I've spoken to a lot of people who have went there after uni and they loved it, such a rich culture. Plus I get on well with kids so I'd quite enjoy teaching in a school :)
What do you want to do after school ?
Mar 15 2011 08:22 AM
pillowymound → geeoh
Haha good luck with that :P ours looked like **** but it held about 85kg ( we used a static weight on it, no movement). The trick is in the triangles, obviously you'll know that they're far stronger than squares, but if you make the triangles as small as possible, their tensile strength increases exponentially, so recommend that to your classmates :)
Let me know how it goes !
Let me know how it goes !
Mar 15 2011 08:20 AM
