COMP2 - Final Results

See the following link for the comp 2 results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aq9AvRYJR07tdFpoRExuUlpGcVZMa2VONm8zZjdxemc

Group highlighted in Red had the lowest cost-to-strength ratio.

Group highlighted in orange had the smallest deviation between predicted and actual failure.

Units for Results

At 10:47pm the day before the assignment was due I was asked the following question.

“Is it ok if we converted pounds to newtons and feet to meters to do the calculations?”

Response

You may work internally in any units you wish, but results should always be shown in the units of the country in which you work unless told otherwise.  If I were working in almost anyplace other than the US then newtons and meters would be the appropriate units.  In our backward (in terms of units) country we still use feet, inches and pound-force and expect to see them in the results.

Week-6 Bridge Results Recording

Before you leave the lab in Week-6 we’d like you to record the results of your bridge test along with the characteristics of your bridge.  We’ve set up the linked Google Docs Form to submit it.

We’ll show the results in class or summarize them in the blog.

Note that this form is very much like the one you’ll be asked to complete for week-9 to PREDICT the results for your final bridge.