- Describingdesignphasesand procedures

9 !n pairs, discuss what is meant by a design process.lnengineering,what are

the stages in the developmentof designs?

10 a The followingextracts from emails relate to a projectto build an indoor ski

complexin Australia, using artificial snow.The messageswere circulatedby
an engineerto membersof the design team, and to a specialistcontractor.
Read the emailsand, in pairs,answerthe followingquestions.Note that the
emails are not in the correct order.
I Whatare all the emailsabout?
2 Whatdifferenttypesof documents are mentioned?

We now have a fullset of workingdrawingsfor It I attacha summaryof our meetingwith the

the main ski lift(attached).
These incorporate I clientlast Tuesday.lt outlinesideas expressed
some amendmentsrequestedby the client, i OVthe client'smarketingteam, and describes
which have now been approved.Hard ; what an experienceat the ski complex should
copies have been Íoruvarded to the re|evant be like,from a visitor'spointoÍview.We'||be
contractors'premises,for fabrication. Soingthroughthese notes at the prolectkick-
oÍÍmeetingnextThursday,to c|arifythe design
. brieÍ,so p|easeÍormulate any queriesbeÍore
..
P|easefind attacheda fu||set oÍpre|iminary II then.
drawings,as submittedto the clientfor
approva|/ comments.These are Íorinformation
only at this stage. , "
Please note that dwg 18A is currentlybeing
o revised,to resolveproblemsencountered
Attachedare a few roughsketchessetting duringassemblyof the ski lift.BevisionB will
out the overalllayoutof the ski complex.At be circulatednext week. Untilthe amended
this point,these are initialideas based on drawingis issued,pleasetreatdwg 18A as
the client'ssuggestionsand the approximate superseded.lf you requirespecificdetails
dimensionsspecifiedin the design brief.I look urgently,please contact me, and I will arrange
||
forwardto any feedback by the end oÍthis l| Íora suitab|esketch to be issued'
week. II
b Put the emails in the correct sequence.
l_2_3_4_5

C Complete the following definitions using the types of drawing in the box.

designbrief pretiminary
drawing sketch workingdrawing

lA-isaroughdrawingofinitia|ideas,a|sousedwhenproduction
problems requireengineersto amend design details and issue them to the
workforceimmediately.
2A-isawrittenSummaryintendedtospecifydesignobjectives.
3A-isanapproveddrawingusedformanufacturingorinsta||ation
There is often a need to revisethese drawingsto resolveproductionproblems.
In this case,amended versionsare issued to supercedethe previousones.
4A-isadetai|eddrawingthatco||eaguesandconsu|tantsare
invitedto approve if they accept them, or commenton if they wish to request
any changes.

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d Find synonyms for the following words in the definitions in Exercise I Oc.
1 accept I aQ?vo\le 5 give feedback | -
2 a m e n dl - 6 rePlace/uPdatel-
3 approximatel- 7 statel-
4 circulatel- 8 solvel-

e In pairs, suggest what needs to be done next in each of the following

situations.
1 They'vefound a problem with drawing63 on site.The detail we'vespecified
doesn'twork.
2 I'vedone a preliminarydesign for the duct layout,but the client hasn't seen
it yet.
3 I'vegot a feelingthe drawingthey have on site isn't the latest one.
4 We'vejust reviseddrawing 14. The changesare going to affectthree
different contractors.
5 This is the client'swritten design brief. How shall we kick off the design
work?

Ll a Leo is the ski complex proiect manager. With design Australian Ski complex - Design
work about to begin, he is meeting senior engineers Coordination Meeting Agendj
from the design teams to discuss design coordination. Tuesday 8th May
ln pairs, exp|ain the items on the meeting agenda and ConÍerenceroom 9.30am - í 1.00am
suggest what kinds of issue might be discussed. To: RN, LG, SB, CW, Sft
ltem
b )tl Listen to three extracts from the meeting and
match each extract (l-3) to an agenda item (a-c). a Design interface(mechanical.
l_ 2_ 3_ etectrical)
b Design and inÍormationÍ|owprocedure
c }l'l Listen again and make notes about the problem. (structural'mechanical, electrical)
discussed in the meeting. ln pairs, discuss some
possible solutions to the problems. c Inter-teamcommunication-
Íorma|and informa|
d }s.s Listen to Leo summarising the solutions that
have been agreed in the meeting. What has been decided
regarding the following Points?
I The decisionthat the senior engineerin each team must make, regarding
drawings
2 The circulationprocedurethat will be used for each drawing
3 The role of the M&E coordinatorin relationto the senior engineersand the
projectmanager
4 The arrangementthat will make informalcommunicationeasier

e ln pairs, discuss how the design procedures discussed in the meeting will
work in the following situations.
I lssuingthe first draft of a specialisedhydraulichose drawingfor the ski lift
2 Designingan electricalsupply systemfor some water-coolingequipment
3 Revisingthe connectiondetails betweensome ski-liftmachineryand its
concretefoundation

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