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Chapter 3

DP2 – Size a Jack

New Mechanism Design for an Existing Bridge

(Design Problem courtesy of British Waterways)

Joints Introduced/Covered in this Design Problem

Joints	Joint creation process
1	Revolution	Manually converted
2	Cylindrical	Manually converted
3	Rolling: cylinder on plane	Manually created
4	2D Contact	Manually created

Key Features and Workflows Introduced in this Design Problem

Key features/workflows
1	Mechanism Status and degree of mobility
2	Locking degrees of freedom
3	Imposed motion – constant translational velocity

Introduction

The types and sizes of bridge on Britain's canals are almost as numerous as the bridges themselves, and many are manually operated. A typical example shown below is opened by pulling ...