Simulation StepsSo what are the steps to do a computer simulation of a crack in
a dam? You can watch each step below. Each movie will open in a new
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First, the engineer does a two-dimensional computer drawing of the dam.
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| Next, the engineer tells the computer where the dam is attached to the
ground, along the bottom of the dam. |  |
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Now the engineer must tell the computer where there are loads, or pushes
and pulls, on the dam. The dam is being pushed by the water on the left.
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The engineer tells the computer where the dam is cracked.
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The engineer chooses the material of which the dam is made, in this
case, concrete. |
| The engineer tells the computer to run an analysis of the cracking
in the dam. |
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The computer returns the results of the simulation, showing the engineer
how the crack grew. |
If you'd like to try to do a simulation yourself, click here.
Otherwise, here are more examples...
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