PROJECT 1 - SKELETAL STRUCTURE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The objectives of this project are as follows:

 

To create an understanding of skeletal structure and its relevant structural components.  

To understand how a skeletal structure reacts under loading.

To demonstrate a convincing understanding of how skeletal construction works.

To be able to manipulate skeletal construction to solve an oblique design problem.

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In this project, we, in a group of six, were to design and build a bus shelter that displays an understanding of a skeletal structure. The size of the model was pretty large, at 1:5, and thus the model had to demonstrate the actual joints and fittings that were to be present on the hypothetical design. 

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We chose to use rattan, prestressed and bent into shape and heat-treated until it is permanently bent and exhibiting no tensile qualities. Then, we custom designed and fabricated a 5-way pin joints, which was then used to anchor the columns and beams into place. A membrane was then placed over the skeleton, thus completing the bus shelter.

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Through this project, we learned about skeletal structures, force transmission across structural members, as well as practical knowledge on how to operate some woodworking machinery.

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