Meetings RepoRts

Team members:1. Ahmed Mohammad Ashraf Zaki أحمد أشرف زكي

2. Abdurrahman Hussein Nassef عبدالرحمن حسين ناصف

3. Ahmad Fawzy Al Araby أحمد فوزي العربي

4. Ahmad Fathy Al Shazly أحمد فتحي الشاذلي

5. Amr Lotfy عمرو لطفي

6. Marco ماركو

7. Mohammad Al Alfy محمد اللفي

8. Cinderella Mohammad Okasha سندريل محمد عكاشة

9. Radwa magdy رضوى مجدي

10. Alaa Mohammad Abdullah آلء محمد عبدال

9/3/2011

Meeting # 1

Discussion about the project subject:

We discussed what will be our aim in this semester; our discussion was about three main points:

1. To complete and improve our first bending device by solving the problems we faced in our tests which we didn’t have

enough time to fix in the first term and improve the old project by adding new features , making it more precise and ploting the data via computer( try to use computer interface ) .

2. To try to fix and calibrate the bending machine we have in the lab.

3. To try new ideas or projects.

4. To identify rules for the team participation

5. To regularly update the Facebook group with latest achievement and progress

6. To Write a Technical Meeting Reports whenever we hold a meeting .

7. We also discussed the H.W. issue and how to be managed .

After taking votes we realized that the best we can do is to improve our first design by solving the problems shown below and to see if we can fix the machine in the lab.

Problems in the first design:

- Unstable supports.

- Nothing prevents the beam from falling during bending experiments.

- The wooden plate we put the load on was unstable too.

- It was difficult to move the nuts in the T-slot due to high friction and improper dimensions.

- Weight blocks we made were not sufficiently precise.

Proposed Solutions:

- Redesigning the unstable parts to make it stable enough.

- Designing a beam holder which can prevent it from falling during tests.

- Using a digital scale to measure weights.

New idea:

- To make a computerized micrometer that can freely move beneath the beam/rod using mechanical device to measure deflection in each point and gives the readings directly to the computer.

- Trying to experiment on General Bending and to enter the plastic deformation zone .

We agreed to visit the lab tomorrow to see either if we have the enough experience to calibrate the bending machine there or if we

cannot do this yet , then we reelect leader , Presenter and taking final decision about what to do the present it to Prof. Mohammed.

END OF REPORT

Prepared By / Ahmed Fathy El Shazly

Revised By / Ahmed Mohamed Ashraf