The Project Overview
We had to create a Tower based off of Spaghetti and Blu-Tack. Although there was a twist. You had to make the Tower under a budget of $60. Each piece of Spaghetti costing $1, & every gram of Blu-Tack costing $1 as well. You would then have to construct a tower that meets the requirements that are that the tower needs to be a minimum of 60cm tall and at the tip of the tower, it needs to be hold a small 5cm x 5cm square. It would then have to withstand a 10-second Earthquake simulation.
The Engineering Process
We first designed several base designs after doing some research, & then once we decided which design we would be using, we created a prototype, & improvised on what we could do to make this design potentially better. We also trialed this method for the remaining sections of the tower, creating designs, & then improvising them once created. Although, this process can be improved. If I were to do this again, I would make it so that we do more thorough research and truly understand the purpose of each material in our design, so we know what is necessary & what is not. I think that if we achieve this, we will have a more successful design.
Teamwork & Collaboration
For this particular project, I was in a group of two. Myself & Daniel Haynes. This meant that we would have more responsibilities throughout the project. The Roles can be found below :
I was the Project Manager & the Speaker, whilst Daniel was the Equipment Manager & Reporter. I like to think that I am quite organised & focused, which is why I became those roles. Daniel is organised & productive, which is why he received the Equipment Manager & Reporter roles. We both contributed to the engineering process by following these roles throughout the project.
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