Browse 50 real Engineering projects entered in 2010, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The following report is an attempt to find the relationship between the volume of water and launch altitude for a 2 liter soda bottle rocket under controlled conditions: (1)…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The use of gasoline in the industry is polluting our atmosphere, and creating all sorts of complications. Worldwide, there is a search going on for the next big energy sourc…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The goal of my experiment was to learn at what angle an arrow will fly the farthest distance. Methods/Materials The materials used were: a bow (with a set draw length and we…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to apply magnetic levitation as a way of effectively minimizing structure shaking and displacement during an earthquake. Methods/Material…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine whether a static mechanical water strider model can be built that carries 15 times its body weight and does not break the surface tension of room temperature ta…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures Second Award
Objectives/Goals I am interested in spiders because they rely on the strength of their silk for their own support and to capture and hold their prey. Silk is expensive to make, but I thought…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment was designed to determine the relative strengths of eggs of different sizes. We made an apparatus to load weights onto a wooden platform, which was supported…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals To build and test different crash barriers that effectively reduce the impact force on the vehicle colliding with them. Methods/Materials Construct a very durable "vehicle."…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to compare the strength of solid and laminate wood beams and to determine if increasing the layers in a laminate would make it stronger. Me…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the less time concrete has to cure and the longer it is exposed to heat of varying temperatures, the more the concrete will crack and crumbl…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My question is if I place tennis balls in different temperature environments, will the temperature of the surrounding air affect how high the ball will bounce? Methods/Mater…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures First Award
Objectives/Goals Wind turbine blades must change their pitch angle as the wind speed changes to achieve an optimal lift distribution. Circulation control is a way of changing the flow over a…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals If I change the temperature of a golf ball from 0 ^oC to 40 ^oC in 10 degree increments, how will this ultimately affect ball flight distance and elasticity. The goal of the…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Since it is not practical or feasible for all homeowners to change their homes' siding materials, what is the most effective temporary method of making these siding material…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine how the aspect ratio of a floating wooden cylinder affected its tilt angle. Methods/Materials To conduct the experiment paint…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Every year major earthquakes around the world damage buildings, cause severe injuries, and death. Damaged buildings can be dangerous to enter after an earthquake. Families m…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective our project was to create a solar-powered air conditioning system that would cool an enclosed vehicle without using the car's energy source (gasoline). Methods…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the piezoelectric patch will attenuate the vibratory forces by at least half at temperatures between 0 degrees F and 110 degrees F. Methods/…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The rubberized concrete has superior damping performance for dissipating seismic energy and protecting structures. At the same time, instead of disposing the waste to a land…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to determine if a correlation exists between the use of various water temperatures in a solar/fuel cell car and the amount of electrical ene…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My goal was to learn how pulleys can be used to make lifting heavy objects easier. I wanted to see if pulley size made a difference. I started by hypothesising that larger d…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals To test the effects of a horizontal movement applied to a normal wall and compare it to a more resistant shear wall. Methods/Materials Two walls built out of wood; one shear…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals I wished to see which variables on a vortex cannon ( lip size, diaphragm tension, and distance between cannon and force meter) affected the force produced by the vortex cann…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals I was wondering what the effect of variance in settings on the range of a trebuchet was. I believed that a ratio of 1-4 on the arm would produce the best ranges. I also thou…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I researched the physics of transferring power through moving gears. Unlike the traditional gear system, a Continuous Variable Transmission can provide a near infinite range…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures Third Award
Objectives/Goals My general objective was to investigate how the shape of a roller coaster's vertical loop affects the ability of the roller-coaster car to complete the loop. At the top of t…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My goal for this project was to develop a cost efficient, "green" method for cooling or heating ambient air that could be used to remedy problems our environment faces today…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine which of four different types of tread would provide the best traction while pulling a weighted payload trailer on a model of the Martian land…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment was to find the most insulating, durable and inexpensive refractory material for utilization in the non-ferrous industry. Methods/Materials Two i…
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals the purpose of this project is to design and build a Remotely Operated Vehicle and find out whether a Remotely Operated Vehicle works better with a power source on land, con…