In fact, more than 85% of the steel needed by the United States is composed of carbon steel, making it by far the most commonly used type. The American Iron and Steel Institute defines carbon steel as “Steel is considered to be carbon steel when no minimum content is specified or required for chromium, cobalt, columbium, molybdenum, nickel, titanium, tungsten, vanadium or zirconium, or any other element to be added to obtain a desired alloying effect.” Therefore, carbon steel is a purer steel that may prove useful in the design process. Using West Point Bridge Designer software and the engineering design process, I create the lowest cost possible bridge design that meets all design constraintsįor this project, the application provides three different types of steels to utilize in our bridge making: carbon steel, high-strength low-alloy steel, and quenched & tempered steel. Much of America’s bridges are in need of repair and replacement and a good design could be used on a large scale to build up America’s infrastructure. With public funds for infrastructure development at a low in government budgets, the “client” asked me to design a bridge that is expected to cost the least amount of money.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |