Water Filter Lab Report

Bridge Design Report

Each team must submit a Bridge Design Report due on the date indicated by the syllabus. Late reports will not be accepted. This is a team deliverable and each team should submit one copy on Blackboard and printed copies of each team member’s lab documents. The report is a technical document and should be typed (single spaced) in paragraph form, with appropriately formatted section headings (use bold and/or underline, and/or larger font size). You should use consistent spacing, formatting, font, and style throughout the report, as well as correct grammar and spelling. Since this is a formal technical document, it should follow all technical writing guidelines discussed in class including no use of first person (I, we, etc.), appropriate labels for figures and graphs, correct formatting for equations, and appropriately formatted citations for all references used. Any figures, tables, equations, or data included in the report should be described in the text of the report. Most of the report should be written in past tense, since you have completed the project. The report should include each of the sections listed below. The expected content for each section is also described below.

Cover Page

 Project Title

 Team number and team member names

 Date the report was submitted

Introduction

 Brief description of the project & objectives (problem definition)

 Brief description of the design requirements

 Brief description of the structure/content of this document (i.e. what will be discussed in the document, and in what order?)

Background

 Brief description of physical principles involved in truss bridges

Detailed Design Description

 Describe your final design in detail (in text) o Describe all important aspects of your design (form and function) o Include Detailed Engineering Drawing attached in an Appendix (should include 3

views (top, front side) with dimensions, units, etc.) of your final design. Make sure to refer to (mention) drawing in this section of your report and tell reader where to find it (i.e. see Appendix 1 for Engineering Drawing of final design)

 Describe the design decisions that were made and why. How did you end up with your final design?

o Describe the design optimization process o Include any evidence/rationale for design decisions (why did you make the trade-

offs that you did?) o Describe the criteria you used to evaluate and choose your final design.

Design Implementation

 Include a description of your final system prototype.

 Include an analysis of feedback on your design from your contractor

 Describe any errors that occurred in the building of your design and the source of these errors

 Include any MATLAB plots that you created during the analysis of your bridge

 Describe the performance of your bridge including final test results and final score

Conclusion

 Summarize the work done in the project and final outcomes

 Describe what you would do differently if you had more time or could do it over again (i.e. potential design improvements, testing, etc.)

 Based on your prototype, what recommendations would you give to someone designing and building a bridge in this project?

 Described what you learned while completing this project

References

 Include all references used (also should be cited in the text of the report)

 Peer reviewed sources such as books and journal articles are prefered

 Use an appropriate citation format (i.e. Chicago Manual of Style, IEEE, etc. – see http://libguides.asu.edu/ for helpful information under ‘engineering-basic’ or your specific discipline)

Appendices

 Appendix 1: Detailed Engineering Drawing (should include 3 views (top, front, side) with dimensions, units, etc.)

 Appendix 2: Lab documents

Note: Each Appendix should have a clear label and title at the top of the page (i.e. ‘Appendix 1: Detailed Engineering Drawing of Final Design’) Be as brief as possible without leaving anything out.