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Mechanical Engineering

Barn Truss Challenge World

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Now we journey to a rural village where a farmer needs a sturdy roof for their horse barn. The challenge is to build a truss across the top of the barn that will hold up through the rough rural weather.

Download empty world here.
Download completed world here.

Properties for SPH Stress Simulation

Property Value
h_threshold 2.0
alpha 1.0
Ehg 1.0e8
mat[] {1.0, 1.0e9, 0.4}
eta 1.0e7
rho 15000.0
ult_stress 1.0
n_t_steps 5000
output_thin 1
dt_global 1.0e-4
loading_time_percent 20.0
tepolium_weight -1.0
load_block_weight -900.0