Final Chapter : The Test Day

SPECIAL THANKS TO

 Lecturer : Mr. Wan Burhanuddin Bin Wan Abidin

Vol. 06: Raft Construction 03 - The Final Week Before The Test - 21 September 2010

For the Final Week Progress....

Picture 1

In this picture, it shows how we joint our bamboos using the Elbow P.V.C pipe. After the pipe is placed at the end of the bamboo, we decided to tie it up.This is to ensure that the connection are more stronger.

Picture 2

This picture shows the early overall view on how the base of the 'rakit'  looks like. At this moment, we were calculating on how big, we should design the sitting base from the "rakit'.

Picture 3

Mean while, in this picture we are testing the dome frames. For the dome, we used a bamboo which has a diameter of 3cm or less, this is to make the bamboo bends more easily.

Picture 4

This picture shows the bamboo base for the sitting purposes. The bamboo was tied up using rubber from used motorcycle tubes. The bamboos were cut in half because we want to reduce the weight of the overall 'rakit' weight in the end.

Picture 5a

Picture 5b

This picture 5a and 5b were showing the base for sitting purpose were laid on top of the main frame.

Picture 6

This picture is showing how the dome looks like after all the main frames were fixed on the main base of the 'rakit'. At this moment also, we were testing the strength of the bamboo base. 

Picture 7

This picture shows, the almost complete 'rakit' except the tire tubes and the cover for the dome. 

Picture 8

This picture, shows nabil preparing the tires for the purpose of supporting the 'rakit'. we bought the tire at a tire shop behind KFC Sg. Dua.

Picture 9

This picture shows the final product and ready for testing. This picture was taken before the final night.

Vol. 05: Raft Construction 02 - Making The Critical Joint - 7 September 2010

For This Week...... 


We did the critical joint in the middle for the raft....

• The picture above show din and nabil holding the u.p.v.c pipe that we bought from a hardware shop at Bukit Jambul.
• We bought 2 sizes of pvc pipe..... 1 with the 100mm diameter ( 7 foot long ) and the other 50mm diameter ( 4 Feet Long)...
• The 100mm dia, is for the raft base and the 50mm dia. is for the dome part.

This picture is showing Nabil is cutting the 50mm diameter p.v.c into 3 pieces of length, with each measuring 40mm in length....

This picture is showing Din is cutting the 100mm dia. pvc into 100mm in length ( 3 pieces)

This picture is showing azim is burning the center point of the pvc.. This is to compress it and than combine all three pieces..

This picture is showing that Din drilling wholes in the middle point..... this is to make the bolt and nut joint.

Mean while this picture is showing Nabil is connecting all 3 pieces into one.

The last picture is showing the main connector for the base after it is done....

Vol. 04: Raft Construction 01 - 31 August 2010

Chapter 01 : Introduction For This Week.


               For this week, we started our raft construction work. We began the construction for the base part first, which was we used all our previously cut bamboos to make the base. 


Chapter 02 ; Construction Of The Base ( the beginning ) 

                                   

This picture is showing how we cut our bamboo....... which is by, one person is pulling on one end and the other person is pushing at the other end..... by doing this, the amount of energy needed can be reduced significantly... not only that... the amount of time needed to cut is also too short.... an average it only took us around 1 minute to cut a bamboo... 

in this picture, we could see that the cut bamboos were roughly not the same length..... So we decided to cut the end part to make more same in length...

this picture is showing how we are cutting the end part.....

The picture above is showing how we measured all the cut bamboos in the same length.

Mean while this picture is showing, the next step we did... which were cutting the end part of the bamboo... this is to reduce the diameter of the bamboos, to make sure that the end part fits perfectly with the 45 angle elbow pipe fitting....

The picture above shows clearly the fitting of the pvc elbow and how we were cutting the bamboo end.

in this picture, we could see that how the bamboos look like after it is fitted with the pvc connector.

In this picture, nabil 

This photo above is showing the scale and proportion of the base of the raft with us and how big it would in the end.

Chapter 03:  New Materials Arrivals.

 

The pictures above are showing the 45 angle elbow p.v.c. pipe fitting which we used to make the connection between two bamboos.

Mean while this picture is showing the 3 used tire tubes which we will use in this project.
The tubes, we got it for the parking area at the boy hostel at bakti...


Chapter 04: More Bamboos Needed

The two photos above shows that we are hunting for new and extra bamboo because the original bamboos we got, were inadequate.... One of the reason why we didn't cut more bamboos earlier is because we do not want to waste the resources. Furthermore, we feel if there is a need to cut a bamboo.... than we cut... if not... we tried to save the trees...




Chapter 05: Extra Time..... Help Other Team

Because our team finished the job early for this we.... and we had a few extra time...... we decided to help our neighboring team..... which is Shafiq's team.....  we decided to lend in some hand to shafiq's team because on the previous week, shafiq helped us during the bamboo hunting week.... so we feel it is our time to help him back... 

to be continued next update 7 September 2010

Vol. 03 : Technical And Details - 24 August 2010

Chapter 01 : Introduction For This Week
              For this week, we were more focused on the fine tuning of the design. This is because the preliminary design was just for the general idea. So for this week, we focused on the measurements of the raft.
       Our team purposely alternate the type of work we do for each week, this is because we feel it is more interesting to have one week of group discussion and the next is the working time. We feel this is important to help us in creating the raft and it feels like the same environment in the working life, where there is frequent technical meeting to solve all related issues. But starting from next week, we will be more focused on the construction process.


Chapter 02 : Technical Drawing of The Raft

Chapter 03 : New 3D Image Of The New Raft

Chapter 04 : Work Done By Each Group Member For This Week

For This Week : Azim B. Hamzah  : the part for the 3D making of the raft.

                       Muhammad Nabil B. Jamaludin : drawing the plan in AutoCad  

                       Muhammad Mohibbuddin B. Sahul Hamid : involved in the final posting on the blog.

Chapter 05 : Conclusion For This Week

           Overall the main design of the base for the raft is final and complete and for the dome part, we feel that there is still room for the improve it and the main frame for the dome are agreed. 

              We feel the current design is suitable and adequate to carry all 3 of us and for the next week, we plan to start the construction of the base first. This is because it is the main structure for the raft.

to be continued for the next update 31 August 2010.......

Vol. 02 : Hunt For Bamboo - 17 August 2010

Chapter 1:  Location

The location for the bamboo hunt is in the compound of Fajar Bakti area.....
To be more exact of the location.... it is just behind Nabil's room...

Chapter 2: Tools
   
For this work process..... we only used 'parang' to cut the bamboos.... We didn't buy the parang because our team member Nabil brought it from his home.... 

Chapter 3: Start WorK (walaupun puasa kena kerja jugak : )

there's nothing wrong with the photo above..... it's just din and nabil were standing on a slope..... so that's why the photo looks awkward...

this photo shows din and azim were pulling a bamboo branch..... it got stuck in between other bamboos

meanwhile this photo shows nabil and din pulling another sticked bamboo branch........ actually.... almost every bamboo we chopped off got sticked with other bamboos.... dah la puasa... lepas 2 kena tarik kuat2 pulak.... letih betul

the photo above shows azim is chopping off a bamboo branch.... 

meanwhile this photo shows... how din is sharpening the parang by pushing it on the brickwork of the drainage system..... ( terlupa nak bawa batu pengasah... 2 yang kena buat macam ne... cara tradisional dan kuno )

this photo shows Nabil is chopping off the small branches on the main bamboo branch....

Chapter 4:  Special Thanks To Syafiq & Nabil

we as a team would like to thank syafiq for the help he gave to our team...... this is because one of the chopped bamboo branch was so hard to pull off..... only after combined strength of syafiq, din and azim... we managed to pull it off..... yahoooooOO akhirnya..... nabil wasn't in this photo because he was resting because he was having fever.....

Din and Azim would like to thank Nabil for join the group in the hunt for the bamboo..... this is because Nabil was actually not well ( tengah demam panas ).... even he was sick.... he still joined the group to chop the bamboos......

Chapter 5: Temporary Material Storage 

the bamboos that we chopped off are temporary resting behind nabil's room at Fajar Bakti.....

Chapter 6:  Time To Balik & BUka PuAsa


Because of we were so tired after cutting the bamboos.... we actually forgot to take a photo of us going back......




to be continued for the update 24 August 2010...............