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WEEK LECTURES LABS
1

Introduction to 1.101: Spreadsheets, units, significant figures, uncertainty, etc.

Portfolio, lab book, report requirements.

Bucciarelli, Einstein

2

Introduction to Water Treatment Design Project

Bucciarelli, Nepf

Measure pH with glass electrode sensor.

Bucciarelli, Nepf

3

Porous Media: Packed Column Hydraulics

Nepf

Measure acid neutralization time. Measure hydraulic conductivity.

Nepf, Bucciarelli

4

Acid/Base Chemistry

Prof. Phil Gschwend

Design and Prototyping

Design Reviews

Bucciarelli, Einstein

5

Design Reviews (cont.)

Bucciarelli, Nepf, Einstein

Prototype Completion
6

Prototype Demonstration
7

Introduction to Structures Design Project

Bucciarelli

Delta Design Exercise

Einstein

8

Structural Design Concepts

Bucciarelli

Tension test; bending test; strain gages.

Bucciarelli

9

Failure Modes and Criteria

Bucciarelli

Fabrication

Bucciarelli

10

Design Review

Bucciarelli, Einstein

Design Review; Fabrication (cont.)

Bucciarelli, Einstein

11

Design Concept Lecture 1

Einstein

Structure Test

Bucciarelli, Einstein, et al.

12

Introduction to Back Bay Design Project

Einstein

Team A Design Work

Einstein

13

Team B Design Work

Einstein

Team A Design Work

Team B Design Work

Einstein

14

Design Concept Lecture 2

Einstein

Oral Presentations; Reports due

Einstein, Bucciarelli, et al.

15

Project Feedback

Individual Assessments Due

Einstein

Field trip; Portfolio due

Einstein, Bucciarelli, et al.

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