Browse 41 real Engineering projects entered in 2005, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals To see if acceleration remains constant between three different balls, with different masses and different diameters and different materials. Methods/Materials To test my hy…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The two largest manufacturers of baseballs certified for use in Little League Baseball competition are the Rawlings Sporting Goods Company and Diamond Sports Company, Inc. S…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine if a four-stroke engine will run longer on vaporized gasoline than it would on liquid gasoline. I believe the engine will run lon…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to create a noninvasive Depth-Displaying Device (DDD) that would help people with only one functioning eye perform tasks, such as threading a…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to see if there was a measurable difference between the rebound heights of drumsticks on a snare drum according to how the mass distributi…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals Some pet owners choose to feed their pets outdoors rather than inside. This exposes a pet#s food to dirt and most importantly to other animals such as raccoons or pets owned…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals This project is testing how useful head protection is and which type is the most effective. If the head protection is Full90 then the force will be reduced by 50% compared t…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine the dynamic behavior of a structure and how to passively control the vibrations. Or else stated as: how would damping affect the…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project was to see how temperature affects a rubber band's elasticity. The hypothesis was the heated (130 degree Fahrenheit) rubber bands would be most…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to find out exactly how much energy friction exerts on the motor. It was hypothesized that friction should constitute most of the resisting en…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine if the tying of a typical fireman's rescue knot using a static kernmantle rescue rope would cause a tensile strength reductio…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals My project was to see if the repetitive impact of a 10 degree Titanium Driver on a Titleist Pro V1 golf ball would knock the ball out of balance. Methods/Materials I took tw…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals My main objective was to create an isodynamic resisting force provided for the user wishing to "arm-wrestle" my machine. I wanted the resisting force to be constant at every…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals Our experiment was to determine what used cooking oil would run a lawn edger the longest. we thought that it would be the Wesson Pure Corn oil. Methods/Materials The only va…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The purpose was to determine the overall strength of three suture techniques used in wound repair: the simple interrupted, horizontal mattress, and vertical mattress stitche…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals Material failure prediction would revolutionize modern engineering. Currently, scientists and commercial systems are unable to measure the impact of stress and, most importa…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals This project is an endeavor to discover the relationship between the amount of pressure put in the tank of an air cannon and the distance that the projectile flies. In my ex…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if propane is a cleaner and more efficient energy source than gasoline for an internal combustion motor. Methods/Materials I co…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals I wanted to determine how the amount of air pressure in a soccer ball affects the distance the soccer ball travels in the air when kicked and what is the optimum pressure fo…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to examine how CDs are protected against scratches and markings. The error correction mechanism is pre-studied before this project. Methods/…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals My objective is to test wood and unreinforced masonry for the amount of energy that passes through to determine which is a better building material for earthquake resistance…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The title of our project is #At what angle does the mechanical advantage of a bicycle disappear in comparison to running?# Our purpose is to discover the effects of slopes o…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to measure how much torque in newton-centimeters was required to turn a lag screw in a block of wood as the diameter of the screw, the depth…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out how different barrel lengths will effect the accuracy of different types of paintballs. Methods/Materials Materials: 1 paintball marker 3 barrel…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine whether or not the 16 pound bowling ball was better than the lighter bowling balls and to determine whether or not a hook is better than a ball…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals Is the #harmonic# motion of a pendulum affected by friction? If so, does weight help resist the friction? Can a mathematical formula be developed to determine the damping fa…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals Several accounts of the Roman siege of Syracuse in 213 BC, including those of Zonaras and Tzetzes, describe a weapon of immense power, one capable of setting entire fleets o…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals "How will changing the temperature of a 0.68 paintball projectile (or in the case of the control, leaving it unaltered) affect its accuracy?" was the essential question that…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the project was to find the optimum length of a paintball marker barrel that would yield the most precise fire possible without reducing projectile velocity.I…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was fo find out whether or not different lubricants had an effect on the accuracy of an airsoft rifle. An airsoft gun is a realistic, non-lethal, sh…