Week 10 - Yilei Jiang

At first, I want to apologize to all my instructors and group members that I didn't come to class last week.

Our three foot span bridge was loaded by 17 pounds, which was around a half of the previous test, 34 pounds. Because of the length requirement, we used 1.25" chords as the supports instead of 1.125" chords. The structure still is symmetrical. So I am confused about this testing result. The good thing is that  the bridge costs $307,000, not a very high number. I think that we nearly achieved the goal of this project.


For this lab and this project, I learnt a lot from my major and that is what I want.  I've gotten the chance to learn hands on about all the the course goals and see how useful each one truly is. The group aspect made teamwork a necessity and planning was a must when making sure we were all ready for the upcoming deadlines.  Documentation was a must in terms of blogging, and helped to keep me on top of what was going on with the class. 


For the least beneficial part, for me ,I think everything is good.


The most excited thing during this lab is that it lets you brainstorm and physically model your idea. Such a satisfied when my idea came true by my hands. 


For suggestions,  I have  to say that I enjoy this class as it is and feel no need to make too many changes to this course.


For next week, we will back over all the process we did through the term and share how we feel about this lab.