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Stage 1 is designed as individual work, each student needs to complete their own Stage 1 project and
submit it before due date. Peer review within each group is required after project submission. Each
student is required to review other group members work following the review criteria attached the end
of this instruction file.
STAGE 1 – PART 1
The initial part will require your Excel sheet to calculate of the cross sectional properties (i.e. Centroid,
2nd moment of area) of a beam based its sectional information (dimensions and shapes) and inputs from
a user. The user interface will allow the user to choose a type of cross sectional shape from a cell (it has
a drop down menu). Cross sectional shapes must include circle, rectangle, and tube. In addition, I-
section beam, T-section beam and more can be considered.
Once all the parameters of the cross section properties are entered, Excel will automatically calculate
all cross sectional properties including Centroid and 2nd moment of area, which will be used for the 2nd
part of this assignment.
STAGE 1 – PART 2
This part will require your Excel sheet to assign material attribute to the beam. The user interface
will allow the user to choose a type of material from a cell (it also has a drop down menu). Examples
Subject No. 48221 ENGINEERING COMPUTATIONS Spring 2019
should include steel and concrete. Other user defined materials can be considered as well. The
material properties include density of material, modulus of elasticity, etc.
STAGE 1 – PART 3
This part of the assignment builds on the information obtained from part 1 and part 2. The user will be
given the option to choose the load configuration including:
Marking Criteria
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Criteria Remark
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For the stage 2 project, you must complete an individual peer review where you will decide your
contribution as well as the contribution of other members of your group, to the project especially
contribute to your final project mark.
STAGE 2 – PART 1
As a group of engineers with basic Visual Basic skills, you are asked to provide your client with a user-
friendly macro-enabled Excel spreadsheet that can be used to calculate the deflection and bending
moment of a simply supported beam and a cantilever beam. The spreadsheet will provide a user-friendly
interface to allow the client to:
i) define the type of beam (i.e. a simply supported beam or a cantilever beam);
ii) define cross sectional properties of a given beam structure;
iii) define structural parameters and materials. e.g. a main page will allow for a user friendly
interface that lists all the individual regular shapes that form a complex shape with options
to add more regular shapes to the composition via a button etc. This could lead to another
interface that will allow the client to define the parameters of each individual shape
(preferably in another sheet). Once the parameters are entered the client will be returned to
the main sheet where the details of the newly defined shape will automatically be added to
the list of shapes.
Once the entire cross-section has been defined, the Excel spreadsheet will calculate the overall second
moment of inertia via a button.
Challenges (Optional):
An image will automatically be produced when the various shapes are added.
More than one material can be added to the shape in this Excel sheet.
A button on the main page will allow the users to open a new interface to define the load and properties
of the beam so that they can calculate the deflection and bending moment of the beam. The user will be
given the option to choose any of the following load configurations on the beam.
Limitations
You must not use the excel spreadsheet (i.e. any cells on the spreadsheet) to do any of the calculations
(i.e. no formulas in cells).
Marking Criteria
Mark
Criteria Remark
distribution