Tower Builder Module

LC 1:Data Collection

LC 2: MATLAB

LC 3:SAP

LC 4:Design Challenge Begins!SubassemblyBracingSAP

LC 6:Demonstration

LC 7:Presentations

LC 5:Optimization

Courtesy of Dr. Kerry Meyers

Today….

Project groups

Subassemblies (2 per group)

Discussion as a class of all of the subassemblies

Project GroupsForm project groups

Exchange contact info

Distribute kitsYou are responsible for the kit for the next 3 weeks

Assign LockersWrite down combination from student assistant

Group Deliverable….Work as a group

Project Team Group Work

The next few weeks will involve extensive group workWe expect you to contribute to your team’s

successThat means:

Including everyone in meetings and decisions Following through on your responsibilities Contributing appropriately

Too little – not good Too much – not good

Evaluating Individual Contributions

10% of you Tower Builder Project grade comes from Peer Evaluation1. Contributing to the team’s work

2. Interacting with teammates

3. Keeping the team on track

4. Expecting quality

5. Having relevant knowledge skills and abilities

Upon completion of this project Everyone will evaluate themselves and their peers

Subassemblies Divide your group in ½

Work on 2 computers Both sub-groups do both subassemblies to confirm

Download from Concourse / Open in SAP

Designs to study: Group 1: 1 & 2 Group 2: 1 & 2 Group 3: 3 & 4 Group 4: 3 & 4 Group 5: 5 & 6 Group 6: 5 & 6 Group 7: 5 & 6

Post results on board for everyone Class discussion at the end

BRACED FACEBRACED FACE INTERIOR BRACING

150 mm

150 mm

150 mm

F/2F/2

D General Constraints:• Limited to K’Nex pieces in your kit

• Maintain original dimensions of 150 mm x 150 mm in plan and 750 mm in height.

• The roof and floors (blue bars) cannot be modified

• Configure connectors so 9 pins snap into testing base

• You are only to brace in the direction of the applied loading

• Bracing on the exterior faces of the tower must be identical

• One plane of interior bracing can also be added to the centerline of the model

• If no bracing is allowed on a given floor, you can still add 2 vertical members to interior plane

Team 1

Floor 1

Floor 4

Floor 2

Floor 3

Floor 5

Background / Usage: Mixed usage.Urban setting with the first 2 floors designated as parking garage so no interior bracing on those floors. The top 3 floors are for a hotel, with the top most floor (floor 5) being the penthouse so no bracing of any kind on that floor. Floors 3 & 4 cannot have any exterior diagonals.

Parking

Parking

Hotel

Hotel

Penthouse of

Hotel

Limit State (under 4.5N load):5 mm

Note: No bracing on a floor still Allows the addition of the centerPlane vertical members http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3076/2764309768_e84db7fd77.jpg

Team 2 Background / Usage: Mixed usage.Located near a college campus, the first 3 floors are student apartments (any bracing scheme is permitted). The top 2 floors are high end loft style condominiums that require wide open spacing and unobstructed views (no bracing is permitted).

Floor 1

Floor 4

Floor 2

Floor 3

Floor 5

Apt.

Condo

Condo

Apt.

Apt.

Note: No bracing on a floor still Allows the addition of the centerPlane vertical members

Limit State (under 4.5N load):19 mm

http://newsinfo.nd.edu/assets/7534/eddy_street_release.jpg

Example: Eddy Street Commons – South Bend, IN

Team 3 Background / Usage: Mixed usage.Urban setting with the bottom floor being reserved for store front, the user of which has not been determined. In order to maximize flexibility no diagonal bracing is permitted on exterior of the first floor. The middle 3 floors are financial office suites, any bracing is permitted. Finally the top floor is for a Steakhouse, so no exterior bracing of any kind on that floor.

Floor 1

Floor 4

Floor 2

Floor 3

Floor 5

Office

Restaurant

Store Front

Office

Office

Limit State (under 4.5N load):7 mm

http://www.anaheimoc.org/client_upload/images/ruth_schrisdining.JPG

Team 4 Background / Usage: Mixed usage.The bottom 2 floors are being used by Dave & Busters, and will not allow any interior bracing. The top 3 floors are office space, with the CEO’s offices taking up the middle floor. In order to have flexibility for unobstructed views of the city, there is no exterior bracing permitted on the middle floor.

Floor 1

Floor 4

Floor 2

Floor 3

Floor 5

CEOOffice

Office

Office

Dave & Busters

Dave & Busters

Note: No bracing on a floor still Allows the addition of the centerPlane vertical members

Limit State (under 4.5N load):5 mm

www.twincitiesrestaurantblog.com/tcrb/images/

Team 5 Background / Usage: Mixed usage.The bottom 2 floors are for a theater – they have very few exterior windows so exterior bracing is permitted but no interior bracing. The hotel requires no exterior diagonal bracing (any other form is permitted)

Floor 1

Floor 4

Floor 2

Floor 3

Floor 5

Hotel

Hotel

Theater

Hotel

Theater

Limit State (under 4.5N load):10 mm

http://media.timeoutchicago.com/resizeImage/htdocs/export_images/161/161.feat.mock.wicked.V.jpg?

Team 6 Background / Usage: This building is for IKEA.The first floor does not allow any bracing so store front windows would be unobstructed and there are open areas for displays. Likewise, the top 4 floors are not permitted to have any interior diagonal bracing (any form of exterior bracing is permitted).

Floor 1

Floor 4

Floor 2

Floor 3

Floor 5

IKEAStore Front

IKEA

IKEA

IKEA

IKEA

http://www.e-clipsblog.co.uk/wp-content/ikea.jpg

Limit State (under 4.5N load):8 mm

Note: No bracing on a floor still Allows the addition of the centerPlane vertical members

Team 7

Floor 1

Floor 4

Floor 2

Floor 3

Floor 5

Background / Usage: This building is a hospital.All floors require minimum obstructions for easy maneuvering & observation, so no interior bracing is allowed.The first floor is for outpatients and is the location of the emergency room- this requires easy access, so no diagonal bracing is allowed on this floor. All other floors allow any exterior bracing scheme.

Limit State (under 4.5 N load):4 mm

Outpatient& ER

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

http://www.mc.uky.edu/OBG/Images/Tour/Campus/new_hospital1.JPG

Reminders Homework 3 Due next week in Learning Center

DeliverableGROUP AssignmentPlease Type (1 pager is fine)

The design challenge has been given – you have two weeks to complete your design!No physical testingProject Document is posted in Concourse (bottom)

Ask questions as you go…

Section 5Team 1 Team 2 Team 3 Team 4 Team 5 Team 6 Team 7

Choy, CherryO'Brien, Michael P.

Zeng, Jianchun

Kulb, David L.

Leong, Mark E.

Steurer, Shawn M.

Spinelli, Edward J.

Clary, Matthew C.

Oloriz, Alex S.

Tinsley, Kayla C.

Paape, William R.

Warchol, Shannon E.

Hames, Ryan M.

Stachler, Elyse N.

Lynch, Ryan C.

Scott, Timothy G.

Bolivar, Daniel A.

Sigman, Steven M.

Estes, Richard M.

Bowlds, Patrick F.

Solorio, Mark D.

McAndrews, Ryan P.

Yurkovich, James T.

Ritter, Katherine A.

Stauder, Zachary J.

Fisher, Erin E.

Rumpza, Joseph M.

Wisniewski, David A.

McShane, Sarah E.  

Gaston, Joshua D.