3 - bending point project , First meeting report

1. Meetings RepoRts

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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 .

6. 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.

7. - 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. - 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

11. 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

12. Prepared By / Ahmed Fathy El Shazly
Revised By / Ahmed Mohamed Ashraf