Today the other 3 books I ordered arrived. The book "invention by design" has a whole chapter on how some of the big bridges of today were built and what influenced their design (including a 1880's lattice railway bridge in new york and several other lattice girder style bridges.
I plan to make a timeline in the near future so that I can keep track of where I am in the overall process of the project. For this I will ask mrs Round about any intermediate deadlines before the final hand in date.
I hope this will help me keep track.
Tomorrow I am going to a library at the school of architecture and design in Muttenz to see if i can find any more relevant resources.
I also plan to have a google sketchup design of a potential testable structure soon so that I can plan what I will need to obtain in order to perform the experiment.
I wonder if trying to get information form different types of data sources (e.g. articles, reviews...) would help me gain a better understanding of lattice girder theory than just using books and the internet? Perhaps the most usefull part of my preparation could be to do more calculations of the forces acting on each member in a lattice girder to gain a greater understanding in the basics? I will try both of these in order to prepare myself for stating my hypothesis wich i will have to do in the not too distant future.
Billy -- good questions! hmm reliability/effectiveness of sources is always a tough one to consider. Internet could likely give you good background information, but likely textbooks are your best bet. Then again, they may be too advanced for your needs.
RépondreSupprimerConsidering the reliability of your sources is important! Remember that when considering your experiment later. If you could also talk with a few professors, that might save you research time, as they could point you in a helpful direction. Sometimes asking for directions is far more helpful than searching yourself haha
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RépondreSupprimerSo anyone can write a comment now. Good!