In Truss Me!, failure criteria is based upon the loading mode of the bars. In Truss Me!, the response of the structure is computed on the deformed configuration to provide the most realistic behavior.ĭynamic failure: even the most advanced commercial software used to design truss structures generally do not account for advanced failure models. Geometric nonlinearities: in traditional linear approaches, all internal forces and reactions of truss structures are computed assuming that deformation of bars and displacements of joints are small. All bars in Truss Me! have an elastic-plastic behavior. As it reaches the yield point, the performance of the bar starts to decrease, reducing the stress to deformation ratio. In real life, this proportionality is only valid up to certain point, in which we say that the material in the bar starts to yield. This is called a linear elastic behavior. Material nonlinearities: in traditional engineering approaches, bars in truss structures are assumed to deform proportionally to the load applied on them. More specifically, Truss Me! is based on finite strain theory and can handle material and geometric nonlinearities, as well as dynamic failure of its members. After mastering Truss Me! you should be able to see a truss structure in real life and have a good grasp on how its structural components are loaded*.

Truss Me! looks like a game, but it is not just that. In this way, the intuition you build through trial and error using Truss Me! should be very accurate.

Truss Me! has been designed using state of the art algorithms with the sole purpose of providing the most realistic behavior for the game. Rimoli specializes on designing computer models and algorithms to predict how materials and structures fail under a broad range of loads and environments. Rimoli, a professor of aerospace engineering in the area of structures and materials at one of the top graduate and undergraduate aerospace engineering programs in the United States. All algorithms behind Truss Me! have been designed and implemented by Dr.

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