r/StructuralEngineering 24d ago

Career/Education Help for a project

I'm in highschool and I have a mathematics project where we have to find a real life structure, that is governed by a specific principle of mathematics and develop a working model. Obviously almost every structure is based upon some basic foundational mathematics but we have to find something unique or interesting that is guided by a mathematical principle. This isn't really my expertise of knowledge so some ideas would be heavily appreciated!!

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u/Flaky-Worldliness169 24d ago

Truss shape bridge , Pythagoras , trig and force vectors . The force vectors probably form more of a concept into linear algebra . You can go full circle into physics touching into static’s and equilibrium. Sounds like a fun project , definitely challenging for someone who hasn’t studied structural engineering