Design & Technology

Maximo Tettamanzi ( M Sc) Yousra El Shafeei (M Sc)

The aim of this project is to enhance the learning outcomes we had gained in our previous individual BootCamp projects. Before conducting material experimentations, it was of vital importance to understand in depth the properties of polypropylene. In order to leverage the potential of the material, we tested its mechanical and chemical properties. Different tests were carried out with two main approaches; On the one hand, creating tension, and the other applying heat. Further in this report, the results of the tests will be explained, moreover we will describe how these experiments led us to create our final complex system. In the different stages of developing the morphology of the component and the system logic, and understanding the assembly process, we iterated between the physical and digital models. Structural Analysis of the proposed model was conducted in addition to other analysis of modified geometries in order to enhance the structural performance of the final geometry. Finally, A number of observations and system limitations were explained in order to explore the potential of applying this system in a larger scale context.