Building Construction Report
Project Name
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Arch Design
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Group members
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Tan Xi Chen, Royce, Ong Yan Yi
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Date
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6 September 2017
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PROJECT OVERVIEW
· Design an Arch
· Carry out an experiment on the Arch
This is a project which every one of us need to work together to create an Arch. Our objective is to create an arch n carry out an experiment on it. Our success will be determine by our lecturer Ms Sharon.
PROJECT PERFORMANCE
Project Successes –
List and describe key success factors of the project. Explain elements that worked well and why.
Success Factor
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Description
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Good Leader
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Resolved the conflict between the members well, developed a specific strategies and specify the role assignments among the members.
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Well Planned
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Plan is completed and communicated to members, everyone knows their responsibilities during the exhibition.
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Visual Attraction
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Posters and brochures were attractive enough to attract visitors to our booth.
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Exhibition organized
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Every members were on their job scope and were responsible on their field, no one left the group without noticing.
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Roles in group
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All members engage in division of labour in which different tasks are assigned, members also are assigned different roles to play.
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DESIGN IDEA
We discuss together for the design. Our aim is design a stable Arch.
We search some picture from Google.
PROCESS
We start creating square and stack it up.
We use bottles to hold it at the bottom.
Final of our Arch.
OBSERVATION OF OUR EXPERIMENT
We starting to put some weight on our Arch.
Putting more and more weight on the Arch.
THE RESULT
After load test, Our Arch collapse but it still have some space.
Although our Arch collapsed, it still maintain at it’s most stable position.
KEY PROBLEM AREAS / MAKE CHANGES
List problem areas experienced throughout the project. Describe unexpected events that occurred during the project
For Example:
· What went wrong?
· What project processes didn’t work well?
· What specific processes caused problems?
Description
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Impact
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Actions Taken
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Short of materials
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We don’t have enough clay to create more.
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One of our group member went to commercial block to buy the materials.
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All member have different ideas
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Not manage to come out with an exact plan
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Decide by having a vote
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LESSONS LEARNED
List and describe any lessons learned from this project and provide recommendations that can be used to improve the delivery of future projects.
Description
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Recommendation
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Learn how to create Arch with clay
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Can improve more on handcraft skills.
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Learn about history of Arch and the materials of Arch.
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Getting more knowledge about Arch
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IMPROVEMENT
· USE A BETTER MATERIALS
· CREATE A BIGGER BASE AREA