CS382:Staticmodel-outline

Abstract

This unit will last two weeks, and will explore the significance a basic concepts surrounding structural modeling. We will teach the students how the physical properties of structures in the real world can be represented inside computational systems. Bridges are a good example of structures that must be evaluated extensively before they are physically built. Additionally, there are a few programs (Engineering oriented games) that provide interfaces for both building the virtual bridges and testing their capacity under variable loads.

As a side-note, we are interested in possibly expanding the scope of this unit into a basic overview of rigid body dynamics and touching briefly on other examples that model dynamic objects in a static enviroment.

Lecture notes

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Classroom response questions

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• Question 3