{"id":2453,"date":"2019-01-14T10:13:53","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T10:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/design.KEVINLEECONRAD.COM\/?page_id=2453"},"modified":"2024-11-21T12:44:39","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T11:44:39","slug":"game-design-a","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/design.KEVINLEECONRAD.COM\/?page_id=2453","title":{"rendered":"Criterion A"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-808\" src=\"http:\/\/design.KEVINLEECONRAD.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/inquiring_and_analysing.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"514\" height=\"385\" \/><\/p>\n<style scoped>.t4p-button.button-1{border-width:1px;color:#070707!important;border-color:;color:#070707!important;}.t4p-button.button-1:hover,.t4p-button.button-1:focus,.t4p-button.button-1:active{border-width:1px;color:#0a0a0a!important;border-color:;}.t4p-button.button-1{background: #fffc7f;\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image: -webkit-gradient( linear, left bottom, left top, from( #ffb67f ), to( #fffc7f ) );\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image: -webkit-linear-gradient( bottom, #ffb67f, #fffc7f );\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image:    -moz-linear-gradient( bottom, #ffb67f, #fffc7f );\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image:      -o-linear-gradient( bottom, #ffb67f, #fffc7f );\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image: linear-gradient( to top, #ffb67f, #fffc7f );}.t4p-button.button-1:hover,.button-1:focus,.t4p-button.button-1:active{background: #ddd1be;\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image: -webkit-gradient( linear, left bottom, left top, from( #f7f7f7 ), to( #ddd1be ) );\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image: -webkit-linear-gradient( bottom, #f7f7f7, #ddd1be );\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image:    -moz-linear-gradient( bottom, #f7f7f7, #ddd1be );\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image:      -o-linear-gradient( bottom, #f7f7f7, #ddd1be );\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image: linear-gradient( to top, #f7f7f7, #ddd1be );}<\/style><style scoped>.t4p-button.button-1{border-width:1px;color:#070707!important;border-color:;color:#070707!important;}.t4p-button.button-1:hover,.t4p-button.button-1:focus,.t4p-button.button-1:active{border-width:1px;color:#0a0a0a!important;border-color:;}<\/style><a class=\"btn-default pull-left button square button medium t4p-button button-flat button-square button-medium button-default button-1 buttonshadow-1\" type=\"message\/http\" target=\"_self\" title href=\"#SWOT Analysis\"><span class=\"t4p-button-text\">SWOT Analysis<\/span><\/a>\n<style scoped>.t4p-button.button-2{border-width:1px;color:#070707!important;border-color:;color:#070707!important;}.t4p-button.button-2:hover,.t4p-button.button-2:focus,.t4p-button.button-2:active{border-width:1px;color:#0a0a0a!important;border-color:;}.t4p-button.button-2{background: #fffc7f;\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image: -webkit-gradient( linear, left bottom, left top, from( #ffb67f ), to( #fffc7f ) );\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image: -webkit-linear-gradient( bottom, #ffb67f, #fffc7f );\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image:    -moz-linear-gradient( bottom, #ffb67f, #fffc7f );\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image:      -o-linear-gradient( bottom, #ffb67f, #fffc7f );\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image: linear-gradient( to top, #ffb67f, #fffc7f );}.t4p-button.button-2:hover,.button-2:focus,.t4p-button.button-2:active{background: #ddd1be;\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image: -webkit-gradient( linear, left bottom, left top, from( #f7f7f7 ), to( #ddd1be ) );\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image: -webkit-linear-gradient( bottom, #f7f7f7, #ddd1be );\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image:    -moz-linear-gradient( bottom, #f7f7f7, #ddd1be );\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image:      -o-linear-gradient( bottom, #f7f7f7, #ddd1be );\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image: linear-gradient( to top, #f7f7f7, #ddd1be );}<\/style><style scoped>.t4p-button.button-2{border-width:1px;color:#070707!important;border-color:;color:#070707!important;}.t4p-button.button-2:hover,.t4p-button.button-2:focus,.t4p-button.button-2:active{border-width:1px;color:#0a0a0a!important;border-color:;}<\/style><a class=\"btn-default pull-left button square button medium t4p-button button-flat button-square button-medium button-default button-2 buttonshadow-1\" type=\"message\/http\" target=\"_self\" title href=\"#Truss Forces\"><span class=\"t4p-button-text\">Truss Forces &amp; Terminology<\/span><\/a>\n<style scoped>.t4p-button.button-3{border-width:1px;color:#070707!important;border-color:;color:#070707!important;}.t4p-button.button-3:hover,.t4p-button.button-3:focus,.t4p-button.button-3:active{border-width:1px;color:#0a0a0a!important;border-color:;}.t4p-button.button-3{background: #fffc7f;\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image: -webkit-gradient( linear, left bottom, left top, from( #ffb67f ), to( #fffc7f ) );\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image: -webkit-linear-gradient( bottom, #ffb67f, #fffc7f );\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image:    -moz-linear-gradient( bottom, #ffb67f, #fffc7f );\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image:      -o-linear-gradient( bottom, #ffb67f, #fffc7f );\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image: linear-gradient( to top, #ffb67f, #fffc7f );}.t4p-button.button-3:hover,.button-3:focus,.t4p-button.button-3:active{background: #ddd1be;\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image: -webkit-gradient( linear, left bottom, left top, from( #f7f7f7 ), to( #ddd1be ) );\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image: -webkit-linear-gradient( bottom, #f7f7f7, #ddd1be );\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image:    -moz-linear-gradient( bottom, #f7f7f7, #ddd1be );\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image:      -o-linear-gradient( bottom, #f7f7f7, #ddd1be );\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image: linear-gradient( to top, #f7f7f7, #ddd1be );}<\/style><style scoped>.t4p-button.button-3{border-width:1px;color:#070707!important;border-color:;color:#070707!important;}.t4p-button.button-3:hover,.t4p-button.button-3:focus,.t4p-button.button-3:active{border-width:1px;color:#0a0a0a!important;border-color:;}<\/style><a class=\"btn-default pull-left button square button medium t4p-button button-flat button-square button-medium button-default button-3 buttonshadow-1\" type=\"message\/http\" target=\"_self\" title href=\"#Evaluating efficiency\"><span class=\"t4p-button-text\">Evaluating efficiency<\/span><\/a>\n<style scoped>.t4p-button.button-4{border-width:1px;color:#070707!important;border-color:;color:#070707!important;}.t4p-button.button-4:hover,.t4p-button.button-4:focus,.t4p-button.button-4:active{border-width:1px;color:#0a0a0a!important;border-color:;}.t4p-button.button-4{background: #fffc7f;\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image: -webkit-gradient( linear, left bottom, left top, from( #ffb67f ), to( #fffc7f ) );\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image: -webkit-linear-gradient( bottom, #ffb67f, #fffc7f );\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image:    -moz-linear-gradient( bottom, #ffb67f, #fffc7f );\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image:      -o-linear-gradient( bottom, #ffb67f, #fffc7f );\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image: linear-gradient( to top, #ffb67f, #fffc7f );}.t4p-button.button-4:hover,.button-4:focus,.t4p-button.button-4:active{background: #ddd1be;\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image: -webkit-gradient( linear, left bottom, left top, from( #f7f7f7 ), to( #ddd1be ) );\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image: -webkit-linear-gradient( bottom, #f7f7f7, #ddd1be );\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image:    -moz-linear-gradient( bottom, #f7f7f7, #ddd1be );\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image:      -o-linear-gradient( bottom, #f7f7f7, #ddd1be );\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-image: linear-gradient( to top, #f7f7f7, #ddd1be );}<\/style><style scoped>.t4p-button.button-4{border-width:1px;color:#070707!important;border-color:;color:#070707!important;}.t4p-button.button-4:hover,.t4p-button.button-4:focus,.t4p-button.button-4:active{border-width:1px;color:#0a0a0a!important;border-color:;}<\/style><a class=\"btn-default pull-left button square button medium t4p-button button-flat button-square button-medium button-default button-4 buttonshadow-1\" type=\"message\/http\" target=\"_self\" title href=\"#Force Diagrams\"><span class=\"t4p-button-text\">Force Diagrams<\/span><\/a>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"t4p-content-boxes content-boxes columns t4p-columns-1 t4p-content-boxes-1 content-boxes-icon-boxed row\"><div class=\"t4p-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"col content-wrapper content-wrapper-boxed\"><div class=\"heading\"><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\">The Design Challenge<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a civil engineer working with a team at Stockholm International School, your job is to help design a new bridge. This bridge is needed to replace the Norra J\u00e4rnv\u00e4gs bridge in the city of Stockholm. The new bridge solution must meet important requirements, like having a span of 270-280 meters with no pillars in the middle, being efficient to build, and only carrying rail freight (trains that move goods). The bridge also can&#8217;t be taller than 100 meters. Your design needs to be strong and safe enough to handle the weight of the trains and make sure everything runs smoothly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3488\" src=\"http:\/\/design.KEVINLEECONRAD.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/graps.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2060\" height=\"918\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"t4p-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"t4p-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"t4p-menu-anchor\" id=\"SWOT Analysis\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t4p-content-boxes content-boxes columns t4p-columns-1 t4p-content-boxes-2 content-boxes-icon-boxed row\"><div class=\"t4p-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"col content-wrapper-background content-wrapper-boxed\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee;\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon\"><div class=\"icon\"><i style=\"border-color:#cccccc;background-color:#f7b901;color:#000000;\" class=\"fa fontawesome-icon medium fa-search circle-yes\"><\/i><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\">SWOT analysis<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. It is a way to take what we have learned about a product&#8217;s Strengths and Weaknesses and predict\u00a0 the advantages (Opportunities) and disadvantages (Threats) of the product in a certain context.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Watch the video below about SWOT analysis.<\/h4>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0 auto; display: block; width: 900;\">\n<div class=\"t4p-youtube\" style=\"max-width:900px;max-height:680px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mR9eICQJLXA?wmode=transparent\" width=\"900\" height=\"680\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"t4p-clearfix\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"t4p-menu-anchor\" id=\"Truss Forces\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"t4p-column content-box-column content-box-column-2 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"col content-wrapper-background content-wrapper-boxed\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee;\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon\"><div class=\"icon\"><i style=\"border-color:#cccccc;background-color:#f7b901;color:#000000;\" class=\"fa fontawesome-icon medium fa-search circle-yes\"><\/i><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\">Truss Forces &amp; Terminology<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<h6>The diagram below shows <em><strong>top, bottom, diagonal<\/strong>, and <strong>vertical <\/strong><strong>chords.<\/strong> We also see <strong>end posts<\/strong><\/em>.<\/h6>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3594\" src=\"http:\/\/design.KEVINLEECONRAD.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/TrussBridgeDiagram2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1203\" height=\"513\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3631\" src=\"http:\/\/design.KEVINLEECONRAD.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/TopChordsRedBottomBlue_.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"174\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #5cd428;\">Green Chords = Zero Force (0)<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #7b4da8;\">Purple Chords = either C or T, depending on the truss type<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"t4p-clearfix\"><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"t4p-menu-anchor\" id=\"Evaluating efficiency\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t4p-column content-box-column content-box-column-4 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"col content-wrapper-background content-wrapper-boxed\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee;\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon\"><div class=\"icon\"><i style=\"border-color:#cccccc;background-color:#f7b901;color:#000000;\" class=\"fa fontawesome-icon medium fa-search circle-yes\"><\/i><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\">Evaluating efficiency<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4070\" src=\"https:\/\/design.KEVINLEECONRAD.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/efficiency.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"367\" \/><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>Load Distribution:<\/b>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Adding more members can help spread forces evenly.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">While extra members can aid load distribution, too many may not improve the design and can increase weight and cost, reducing efficiency.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Zero-force members do not contribute to load support.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Forces near the load point should be evenly distributed to prevent failure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li2\">\u00a0<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>Length of Members: <\/b>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Shorter members in compression are generally more efficient.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"t4p-menu-anchor\" id=\"Force Diagrams\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t4p-column content-box-column content-box-column-3 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"col content-wrapper-background content-wrapper-boxed\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee;\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon\"><div class=\"icon\"><i style=\"border-color:#cccccc;background-color:#f7b901;color:#000000;\" class=\"fa fontawesome-icon medium fa-search circle-yes\"><\/i><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading\">Force Diagrams<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"content-container\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"t4p-clearfix\"><\/div>\n<p>Below are diagrams of various truss design types. All of the bridges have a <strong>center load point<\/strong> which is shown by the downward pointing arrow.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: revert; font-size: revert; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">When looking at the Warren Truss:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: revert; font-size: revert; font-weight: revert; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">The chord with -10.54 is in more compression than the chord with -6.67<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: revert; font-size: revert; font-weight: revert; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">The chord with 16.67 is in more tension than the chord with 10. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: revert; font-size: revert; font-weight: revert; text-align: left; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">The members labeled with &#8220;0&#8221; are zero force members. This means that they aren&#8217;t in compression or tension and are redundant.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: revert; font-size: revert; text-align: center; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Answer the following questions*:<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: revert; font-size: revert; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Question 1) <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: revert; font-size: revert; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">What are the similarities and differences between a Howe and a Pratt Truss?\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h5>Compare the forces on the top and bottom chords,\u00a0and vertical chord near the load point when answering this question.<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: revert; font-size: revert; font-weight: revert; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: revert; font-size: revert; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Question 2)\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: revert; font-size: revert; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Which of these two designs do you think is most efficient? Use the information from the force diagrams to support your answer.<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: revert; font-size: revert; font-weight: revert; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: revert; font-size: revert; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Question 3) <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: revert; font-size: revert; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">When c<\/span>omparing the Howe Truss to the K truss, which <\/span><span style=\"color: revert; font-size: revert; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">design do you think is most efficient? Give two examples of why you think this way.<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: revert; font-size: revert; font-weight: revert; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">*Use the <\/span>terminology above<span style=\"color: revert; font-size: revert; font-weight: revert; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"> when writing about the designs.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Warren Truss<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3509 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/design.KEVINLEECONRAD.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/warrenTruss.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1558\" height=\"779\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Warren Truss with Verticals<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Notice how this bridge has extra members that don\u2019t support weight, called zero-force members. These extra parts add unnecessary weight, making the bridge less efficient.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0 auto; display: block; width: 900;\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4057\" src=\"https:\/\/design.KEVINLEECONRAD.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/warrenVerticals.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2812\" height=\"1120\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Howe Truss<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Look at how the forces of C and T differ on the Howe and Pratt. What are the main differences?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3465 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/design.KEVINLEECONRAD.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/Howe.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1226\" height=\"473\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pratt Truss<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3466 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/design.KEVINLEECONRAD.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pratt.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1226\" height=\"473\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>K Truss<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The design uses more members than a Howe or Pratt. 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