Third day, A steady start

Well, we’ve made it to the third day of the the week.

So now the designs are somewhat refined and we have our measurements and details for the whole project.

We have a basic idea of what our model to look like so we wanted to get started. I divided the team, three will work on the model one will get the poster ready and I was doing an in depth look into building regulations to make sure the design we chose doesn’t cause any issues. dsc_0715 img_20161113_003438 img_20161113_003413

There were alot of information to sift through and not alot of specifics that I seem to unexpectedly need such as the requirements for a length between a wall and a cyclist. 

Some other information that I found useful was the helpful is having a friend and getting his opinion on the matter.

He answered that the important thing for a cyclist is the movement and deviation. This means that the path we need to design needs to be so that cyclist can maintain their flow of movement and do sharp turns to lessen accidents.

We also need to allow for deviation movement with a comfortable space of 400mm. Having this space means that cyclist can move freely without risk or fear of bumping onto another.

I borrowed some extra books from our library about building regulations on ramps and structures.

It was written that for every 10m of ramp a landing must be provided. So we changed our design slightly to suit this requirement.

The next, if the width of the path is more than 3.5 m, which it is, a railing must be added at the center of the pathway acting as some sort of barrier. This will lessen crashes and accidents and helps as a support for people who needs it.

Doing alot of in depth research was difficult since we chose a very quirky design. But we still managed to comply with building regulations in the end.

 

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