(Part A and B plus thickener)

Steel Bike frame that will be chopped up

2 Different weights of fiberglass roving

Week 5 Update

Week 5 has been a week full of tests and assignments that the group was not able to meet up outside of class and work on the project.

Week 6 Goals :

• By the end of week 6, we hope to have started putting the bike together.
• Alan is finishing up his research on bamboo.
• Over the weekend we hope to do some visual analysis using the same programs that were used to analyze the bridges in Engr 102 

During class, we discussed what need to be done by next week. The most important goal that we set for us that was to start cutting up the bike frame and start assembling the bike by the end of next week.

Week 4 Update

Week 4 Accomplishments:

• Acquired bamboo, fiberglass, and epoxy
• Completed Leadership project video and quiz 

Outside of class, Steven was able to acquire some bamboo from some old friends and Jason was able to get some epoxy, fiberglass, and a old bike from from his home. 

Planned to be done by early next week:

• The team will be testing the various strengths of Bamboo 
• Jason will be working out the specific dimensions of the bike 

Inside of class, we discussed some of the tasks that needed to be done by next week. Alan and Seamus have been assigned to do some research on bamboo and find quantitative data on the strength of bamboo. Jason was assigned to work out the specific dimensions of the bike, so we can start cutting up the bamboo.  

Bamboo has arrrived!

Bamboo

The fiberglass and epoxy has arrived.

Week 3 Update

Week 3: Change Up

Near the beginning of the week, our group met up outside of class to discuss whether we want to continue on our original project or to go in a different direction. As a group, we have decided to change up the focus of our project . We decided instead to create our own bike, more specifically a bamboo bike. As of right now, we have confirmed we have access to the fiberglass and epoxy to keep the bike together, but access to bamboo has yet to be verified. Verification on the access to bamboo will known by Sunday at the latest.

Goals for Week 4:

• Leadership Project Video and Quiz
• Blueprint of the framework of the bike

During our meet up in class, we discussed that we needed to find or create blue prints for the bike and to complete the leadership project quiz by next week. We also discussed how we are going to get the material needed for the bike and who is getting it. 

Week 2 Update

Week 2 Accomplishments

• Set up the blog with all the necessary pages
• Completed and uploaded the design proposal
• Created a rough initial sketch of the machine 

Our group are all close friends and we generally find ourselves meeting up all together on a regular basis. During one of our meet ups outside of class, we were able to start and finish the design proposal. Each person was assigned at least two sections to complete in the design proposal. At this meeting, it was decided that Steven was to be put in charge of the setting up and maintaining the blog. Jason would later upload our initial sketch of our machine.


Task to be finished by Sunday, April 12, 2015:

• Complete teamwork survey if not you have not done it yet
• Write a quick bio on the biography page and also add a picture of yourself.
• Start on 3D model

During the meet up in class, we decided that our meet ups in class were to be used as time discuss what needs to be done by next week and who needs to do them. Some of the tasks that we set for ourselves to be done by next week our listed above.

                                                                  Initial Design