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The Bridge Design Challenge

Our 3D Printing Group

Printer / Materials Here are some of the basic necessities for PLA Filament PLA Filament Computer Computer 3D printing. Ender 3 3D Printer Ender 3 3D Printer Print Removal Tools Print Removal Tools Flush Cutters Flush Cutters

Software Tinkercad Tinkercad Cura Cura Thingiverse Thingiverse

3D Print Applications ● Prototypes / Manufacturing ● Education ● Medicine ● Construction ● Art / J ewelry https://www.medicaldevice- https://www.thingiverse. network.com/features/3d-printing-in-the-medical- com/thing:1147252 field-applications/

Engineering Design On the left is a hydraulic press.On right are pictures of our work

Bridge Considerations Infill https://www.tianseoffice.com/blog/how-to-use-infill- percentage-and-pattern-enhance-strength-save-material/ This shows different orientation ways you can print on your bed https://help.grabcad.com/article/205- Wall thickness 3d-printing-best-practices?locale=en https://cloudconvert.com/m4a-to-mp3 https://i.materialise.com/en/3d-printing- materi als/abs/design-guide

Hydraulic Press Testing ● We tested the strengths of our bridge designs by crushing them in a hydraulic press ● The data was put into graphs ● We then redesigned the bridges and tested them again

Crush Test Video

Problem Solving Failed Prints

Conclusions Before: Before: After: After:

Fun Stuff: Practice for improvement

Thank yous / Acknowledgements We would like to thank the following people and organizations for providing us with this incredible opportunity: ● Mentors: J acob Yoder, Remington Bullis, Amanda Farnsworth, and Conrad Farnsworth with Los Alamos National Laboratory. ● Instructional Technologist: Carol Ochsner ● Los Alamos National Laboratory ● Oak Ridge National Laboratory ● Oak Ridge Associated Universities ● Appalachian Regional Commission