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    The document describes a student group project to design and test a balsa wood truss. It discusses the goals of supporting weight while meeting size constraints. The group's truss held 20 lbs before breaking, less than the test truss which held 47 lbs. For their final design, the group chose Reid's idea which was deemed least complex to build. In their evaluation, the group members felt they each contributed effectively but could improve the truss design by making it more precise or changing the design.

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    2.1.

    9TrussDesign

    PrinciplesofEngineering
    Block3

    December9,2015

    ReidHarrison
    JacqiKelly,AbhiGohli

    DesignProblem:
    Thereareseveralgoalsweareaimingforinthisproject.Wearetobuildatruss
    capableofholdingasmuchweightaspossible,toanalyzeandobserveitsperformance,
    tointerprettheresults,andtoworkeffectivelyinateamtoaccomplishacommongoal.
    Ourtrussmustbeabletobeevaluatedforquality(totalforce)andefficiency(E=
    F/W).Furthermoreourtrussmustmeetthefollowingconstraintsandcriteria.Itmustbe
    madeonlyofbalsawood,glue,andpaper,spanmorethan7inches,andbelessthan4
    inchestall.

    TestTruss:
    Thetesttrussheld47lbsbeforebreakingclosetothecenterofmemberAC.It
    hadanefficiency573170.7%.Belowisapictureofthetesttruss.

    ResearchResults:
    Ifoundtwopictureswithalargequantityofvarioustypesandstylesoftruss.I
    thenlookedthroughallofthedesignsandpickedoutadesignthatlookedstrongbut
    simpleasmyinspirationformyproposeddesign.BelowaretheimagesIusedasa
    referencewhenmakingmyowndesign.

    DesignIdea:
    Belowyoucanseeseveralimagesofmyproposeddesignidea.Thedesignuses
    atotallengthof31.211inofbalsawood.

    DecisionProcess:

    JacqisIdea:
    Jacqisideafollowedallconstraints,andwasfairlysimple,butdue
    tothecomplexityofsomeoftheangleswewouldhavehadtobuildweruledout
    thedesigndeemingtobealittlemoretimeconsumingthanotherdesigns.
    AbhisIdea:
    Abhisideadidfollowallconstraints,butweruleditoutduetoit
    havingahighcomplexityandhighbuildtime.
    ReidsIdea:
    Myideawasfinallychosenasthefinaldesignasitwasdeemedthe
    leasttimeconsumingandmosteasilybuiltofallthreedesigns.
    Belowyoucanseethedecisionmatrixthatweusedinourselectionprocess.Lower
    numbersarebetter.Whilehighernumberareworse.Thefinaldesignisnodifferent
    frommyproposeddesign.(Pleasereferencedesignideatoseesketchesofourfinal
    design).

    OfficialTest:
    Ourtrusswasabletoholdamaximumof20lbsbeforeoneofthemembersgave
    out.Ourtrussbroketwice.ThefirstbreakwasalongmemberFHclosetojointH.The
    secondbreakwasalongthesamememberbutontheothersideclosetojointF.
    Comparedtothetesttrussperformance,ourtrussperformancewasdismal.The
    efficiencyofourtrusswas213333.33%whichislowcomparedtothetesttruss
    efficiencyof573170.7%.Ourtrussalsoheld27lbslessthanthetest.Thepictures
    belowshowthebreaksinourtrussaftertestingaswellthecorrespondingSSAgraph.

    TeamworkEvaluation:

    AbhiGohil:
    Abhihasmetallofourgroupsexpectations.Heworkedefficientlyand
    respectfullywithothergroupmembers,andhefulfilledhisspecificroletoourgroupas
    ourgluer.Hegluedallofthemembersandgussetstogether.

    JacqiKelly:
    Jacqihasmetallofourgroupsexpectations.Sheworkedefficientlyand
    respectfullywithothergroupmembers.Shefulfilledherroleasourgroupsdesignated
    membercutter.Shecraftedallmemberswithahighattentiontodetailandquality.She
    alsodidcleanupworkonsomeoftherougherpointsonourtruss.

    SelfEvaluation:
    IthinkIhavesuccessfullyfollowedallofourgroupnormsandItoohavefulfilled
    myassignedjob.Icutourgroupsgussetsforourtruss.

    Reflection:
    1. Ithinkthatourtrussfailedatthepointitdidbecauseourtrusswasnotbearing
    theweightatthemostoptimallocation.Ibelievethatitbrokeinthegivenlocation
    becausetheweightofthedownwardforcewasbeingchanneledtotheendsof
    thetrusswhichwerenotsupportedbyanything.Thetrussinsteadwassupported
    alittlefurtherintowardsitscenterwhichputimmensestrainontheseparts.
    2. Iwoulddefinitelybemuchmoreprecisewiththeplacementoftheendsofmy
    truss.Imightalsoconsidersavingmaterialstodoubleupsomeofthemembers,
    orImighttryanewdesignalltogether.

    Bibliography:
    Timplex."Timplex."
    Timplex
    .N.p.,n.d.Web.09Dec.2015.
    <
    http://www.timplex.com/trusses.html
    >.

    TroutCreekTrussInc."TroutCreekTruss."
    EngineeredRoofTrussesfrom
    .N.p.,2007.
    Web.09Dec.2015.
    <
    http://www.troutcreektruss.com/Products/EngineeredRoofTrusses.php
    >.

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