Log Entries MP IV

4/16/10
I have been continuing work on my model. I have run into a few complications with building my model as far as structural support, but I am currently figuring out solutions to those problems. I am ready to plot and print my final drawings, and I am in the proccess of planning a meeting with Mr. Danko for him to come review our final project and conduct testing. We need to construct a survey for Mr. Danko to fill out when he does visit.

4/19/10
I am continuing construction on my model, and purchased the other four pilings I need to construct my dock section. i also improved/corrected a great deal of the dimensions on my final drawing. For some reason, they were not exact and not attached to the correct lines.

4/21/10
A meeting with Mr. Danko has been set up for next Monday, and instead of printing the drawings out now, we are simply planning on projecting the drawings onto the screen in Ms. Green's room, and presenting our projects there. For my model, I have redesigned my structural system, and cut down my orginial pieces to the correct lengths.

4/27/10
Yesterday was our testing meeting with Mr. Danko and his assistant. We each presented our drawings and projects on the projector in Ms. Green's room, and gave surveys to be filled out. Mr. Danko and his assistant assessed the designs, asked questions about the different aspects of it, and gave constructive criticism in several areas. They specifically recommended keeping all of the party boats in one specific area, so that certain companies would not be at a disadvantage and lose business due to the fact that certain party boats would be a much further distance than the rest. They also recommended changing my docking structure so that the cross beams would be above water level, mainly because the installation and repair costs would be huge for beams that were underwater. A diver would need to be hired, and therefore it would be much easier to have beams that could be accessed above water either all the time, or at least during low tide. Overall, I found the meeting both very informative and very helpful.

5/28/10
Today I continued work on my self evaluation.