15-09-08

After talking with the tutors is decided to start simple. The inspiration starts with the bridge. Further we are going to develop a way of showing mechanical formulas about displacement and strain or stress in real time. In a later phase this can be used in showing what happens with the bridge.

The first step is to make the displacement of a standard rectangular beam visible. Not only the maximum displacement but also the total displacement in a random point can be shown. All the parameters of the formulas considering the displacement are introduced.




Because the displacement normally is very small considering the height this must be shown in some proportion.

How to show this is the question. Because the displacement differs in different spans and different loads all possible input must be shown. Also the cross section is a factor that must be looked at. Further the lines of the moments, distortion in the end points and support loads can be shown in a later phase. Length of the span and measurements of the cross section of the beam can be inserted. All that is dependent from each other and this must be worked out.
It might also be possibility that the maximum displacement is known and so some other parameters, like measurements of the cross section of the beam, can be shown.

If one beam is worked out than also a floor with beams can be worked out. Also beams with other cross sections can be made. In this the area can be introduced and the number of beams carrying this. Further this can be worked out in general for the entire bridge.

The first step is to find out all about the formulas and parameters that consider the displacement of a beam. This must be shown graphically and an idea must be worked out how to show changes. Further must be found out how these changes can be made visible.
The program that I want to use is Microstation Generative Components. In this I think I have to use some scripting in creating a field for input and some fields for the numeric and graphic output.

How changes can be made and visualized:
The output is dependent from several parameters. These can be changed numeric, but the goal is to make this also possible by using a sliding bar. During the sliding of the bar it must be shown what happens. This will give a good view of what the effect of a made decision really is.