Once again I found myself aimlessly browsing the homework portion of Reddit where users post homework problems and ask for help. I found one involving trusses similar to what I once would have found in my engineering statics homework questions. It's been 10+ years since I solved a physics problem involving trusses; however, I was … Continue reading Calculating Truss Forces
Author: Christopher Hughes
A not so Merry Christmas for Marv and Harry
It would come as no shock to anyone who knows me that my favorite christmas movie of all time is Home Alone. It was during a rewatching of this movie the other night that I had the thought I'm sure most do, "How do Marv and Harry withstand this physical abuse?" Now, of course, it's … Continue reading A not so Merry Christmas for Marv and Harry
Number puzzle
Several months ago I was presented with a puzzle involving numbers and operators. The puzzle was to create five equations using the numbers 1-10 and each of the numerical operators. Each number from 1-10 has to be used once and only once. Each operator is to be used once and one operator can be used … Continue reading Number puzzle
Calculating The volume of an ingot
Mindlessly scrolling through Reddit recently led me to a posting about finding the volume of an ingot shape. Many of the comments for this math question involved the clever prospect of using water displacement similar to the famous story of Archimedes discovering a method of calculating the volume of an oddly shaped crown. While this … Continue reading Calculating The volume of an ingot
Early Detection Alarm System to Curb Water Damage
Water damage doesn’t just occur while one is away from their place of residence and unable to take action to address the dilemma. Some instances of water damage can arise while one is home but otherwise occupied and not cognizant of the leakage until severe damage has transpired. Humanity has solved the parallel issue of fire damage with the installation of smoke alarms. Such alarms mitigate fire damage and loss of life as they allow for the fire to be halted before it becomes an inferno. Why is it then that alarms don’t exist for water damage?
Two Axis Immobilization Spinal Fusion
The loss of mobility resulting from spinal fusion is a cause for concern given that it has the potential to impact the quality of life a patient can lead. This concern is even more evident in the case of spinal fusion surgery done to correct scoliosis. A design for fusing vertebrae is needed that is able to immobilize a specific region of the spine without adversely affecting the patient's range of motion beyond what is necessary.
Using Altair’s Inspire Software for Topology Optimization of Crutch
I chose to perform a topology optimization on a crutch design to determine the optimum material placement that minimizes volume and maximizes stiffness. It was my interest to see if the result of the topology optimization was similar to the current crutch design and in what way these designs differed.
A More Discriminate Way of Eliminating Mosquitoes
Indiscriminate killing of insects by bug zappers can be detrimental to local ecological food chains. There exists a need for a bug zapping device which would be able to target mosquitos without causing harm to other insect species.
Mathematically Modeling of a Simplified Hemodialysis Flow
The mathematical modelling of hemodialysis can be done by making some simplifying assumptions.
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