Composite Tie Rod Research, Design and Testing For SAE Baja

Composite materials have become increasing popular in recent years. For the Baja SAE team, composites are typically only used for body panels. To grow as a team and to earn additional points in design competition, it was decided to explore composite use in mechanical applications, specifically for the tie rods. Research was conducted, looking into composite materials basics, types, and material properties. Additionally, manufacturing was explored, including a few projects separate from the tie rod application. 3D models were created after the materials were selected, and FEA analysis was conducted on the parts. Once theoretical testing was finished, the physical testing pieces were purchased and assembled, then tested. The most apparent issue with the design was the bond between the selected carbon fiber tubes and manufactured aluminum inserts. This bond, at most was measured at around 45 pounds of tensile force, which is much less than needed in this application, as the carbon fiber was calculated to withstand just over 2,000 pounds. Data was collected and recommendations for additional research and testing were made, including recommendations to attempt to yield better test results. The project, although initial testing yielded disappointing results, is not a lost cause. In the future, additional methods and designs should be explored

Dominion Hardware Inc.

On Monday morning November 20, 2005 Peter Seitz, President of Dominion Hardware Inc. (DHI) headquartered in Windsor Ontario, wanted to start planning for the meeting with his two partners scheduled for December 11, 2005.  It had been two months since the trio had bought the company.  The purpose of the meeting was to find ways of financing the expansion of DHI over the next five years

Determinants of Household Poverty: Empirical Evidence from Pakistan

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) aim at halving the percentage of world population in 1990 with income less than US $ 1 a day and halving the share of people who suffer from hunger by 2015. Being a developing nation, poverty reduction should be our foremost obligation. An appreciable decline has occurred recently, headcount decreased from 34.46 percent in 2000-01 to 23.94 in 2004-05 [Pakistan (2006-07)]. However, seeing only the statistics and the trends in poverty we can just observe that what happened to poverty in different periods and also the decomposition of poverty in different years gives us a more appropriate picture of the incidence of poverty. This knowledge is useful because it informs us whether poverty is increasing or decreasing overtime. However, this information does not provide us the details of the causes of poverty. For instance, is poverty high due to low education attainment or large family size or due to any other reason? Here is a need of research about the determinants of poverty that are positively or negatively linked with the poverty status. This is the area where research can be most useful because firstly we have to understand the main determinants of poverty before designing the most efficient policy to reduce poverty in the country