Design Alternatives

Below are the 7 possible design alternatives that were compared to each other to determine the best beam design. We looked at 2 - 4 strand beam designs, a box design, a design that was the lightest, a design with a low concrete compressive strength, and a design with the highest deflection. In the end, the design that was found to be best was Design 3, which was the design with 4 strands.