Memorandum
| From: |
Project Manager |
| To: |
Engineering Intern Team |
| Subject: |
Background on Structural Collapse |
I’m pleased that we have such a talented group of interns! As
you know, we have a number of high profile projects coming up. To
contribute at the level we need for the search and rescue project,
you will have to develop some background and expertise on structural
collapse and failure.
I will give you further direction for your research and tasks
in subsequent emails. Your deliverables will be detailed as well;
they are just listed here:
- Presentation regarding structural collapse cases and lessons
learned.
- Results and your observations of an earthquake simulation
- Excel data tables – force, mechanical advantage and
friction
- Presentation and write up of recommended applications of
simple machines in a structural collapse situation.
Before you get started, download this handout (pdf) about documentation
and project management that we have all interns read. We
value keeping an engineering logbook and this will shed light
on why – the logbook is important!
You will have a productive internship at Innovo Engineering. Welcome!
“There are two times in a
man’s life when he should not speculate: when he can’t
afford it and when he can.” (Mark Twain, Following the
Equator, 1897)
