Introduction
The main objective of this project is to design and create a shelter for one person by using recycled material. The shelter must be elevated 5 inches from the ground. Our concept for this project is foldable and portable and the main materials that we use are pipes and wood. We create this shelter in a way that it's only using interlocks and no nails are used in this shelter.
Task
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- SCALE-Your shelter should be constructed to fit for one person in a sitting position (1:1 ). Max height is
1.5m. Max base size is 0.75 x 0.75 m
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- CONSTRUCTION- It should demonstrate the knowledge of skeletal frames and its joints
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- JOINTS-The joints should be constructed to reflect actual joints. Eg, if a group chooses recycle steel
materials for the frame, the joints should be made to resemble bolts and nuts etc. You are not allowed
to use inappropriate materials for joints such as rope for steel.
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- MATERIALS- You are only allowed to use recycle materials such as newspaper, pet bottles, cans, etc.
However, the chosen materials must relate to its function. Eg, roofing materials should not be made
from newspaper.
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- OTHER DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS- This is just a minor component however; the shelter should be
light and portable.
o Allows easy access in and out from the shelter
o Shelter SHOULD NOT BE OVERLY DESIGN and must conform to the design criteria.
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- TEST-The completed shelter will be tested to withstand the weight of average 60kg person up to 2
minutes.
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- Analysis on the design, construction progress and test results are to be provided in the form of an
A3 bound report.
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- Students are encouraged to use annotated sketches / diagrams to explain the construction, joints,
forces, structural movement experienced during the testing of the shelter.
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- Photographs of the shelter should also be incorporated into the presentation report
Submission Requirement
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- 1:1 model of the shelter (students name and ID should be clearly included on the model)
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- A3 bound report complete with visuals, sketches and inclusive of the detailing and progressive
documentation of your project.
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- Visuals / Photos used in the submission must be clear and well communicated.
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- Sketches are meant to provide visual documentation and communication. Therefore sketches are
required to be neat, clear and annotated.
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- Assumptions can be made through reference from book/drawings. DO NOT PLAGIARISE.
- - Softcopy is required to be attached with the hardcopy.
- Completed Shelter
Details and Progress
- Reflection
- Reflection
The most important thing that I have learnt from this project is time management because creating a 1:1 scale shelter is very hard and we had a few submissions in a row during that week. Its been a hard time but yet our outcome was so satisfying and we are proud of it. During the progress of making the shelter, we had encountered a lot of problems and obstacles but this didn't stop us from learning and solving them. Thanks to our tutor Ar. Chin for always tutoring us and guiding us while designing and doing the project, or else the process would be a lot times harder.
From all these mistakes and problems we had learnt more than what we can read from the books, such as how the force from load goes and how the structure works.
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- 1:1 model of the shelter (students name and ID should be clearly included on the model)
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