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In past decades, many people have become more concerned about the environment. This concern has transferred to many areas of life, especially architecture... |
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“Green” Architecture: Creating an energy efficient house for the Northern Virginia Area by Kelley O’Leary |
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The purpose of this research project is to create a model backpack that will limit, if not eliminate, the back and shoulder pains experienced from backpacks... |
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Designing an Ergonomic Backpack by Nancy Park |
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Over crowding of American high schools is becoming a major issue now more than ever. One school district in Florida reports a 46% increase in enrollment in the past 15 years... |
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Elevated Trailers: Designing a more space efficient parking lot by Arthur Pelham-Webb |
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During the twentieth century, the majority of amputations were the result of diabetes or stroke-related complications. However, the new face of amputations and prosthetic limbs is the United States soldier... |
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A New Step Forward: Creating a Tutorial of How to Assemble a Lower Extremity Prosthetic Limb by Lauren Pontius |
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On September 30, 2007, The Washington Post had the first article of a four part, front page series named “Left of Boom: the Struggle to Defeat Roadside Bombs.” Within this series, Washington Post Staff Writer, Rick Anderson detailed the effects that roadside bombs were having on troops stationed in Iraq... |
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The Design of the Hull of a MRAP Vehicle by Robert Stephens |
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The purpose of this project is to use Autodesk Inventor to design a better vending machine which will include a sensor to determine whether the product has been dispensed as well as a mechanism to clear any blockages that occur in the dispensing process... |
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Vending Machines: A Better Design by Emily Wetzel |
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The purpose of the project is to create a weather adaptable tennis court. One of the major problems at the 2007 Wimbledon tennis tournament was the impact of weather and specifically rain... |
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Design of a Weather Adaptable Tennis Complex by Jeffrey Zhang |
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Today’s construction industries are in desperate need of modernization. Modern manufacturing relies on large, consolidated providers using efficient, automated technologies... |
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Although relatively rare, school shootings are very dangerous, deadly, and traumatizing for the victims and their families. Since it is nearly impossible for schools to predict shootings, there has to be an immediate solution to this problem when it arises... |
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Natural disasters such as hurricanes and tornadoes damage many buildings. The flooding that occurs in hurricanes can break a building into pieces... |
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As the world’s population continues to soar and average incomes grow at an unprecedented rate, the world’s demand for energy is increasing exponentially. According to The Economist, since 2000 the total world energy consumption has had an annual increase of more than 2.6%, which is twice as fast as that of the previous decade... |
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The Future of Automated Construction by Roy Crihfield |
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Proposal for the Design of a Storm-Proof House by Catherine Hsieh |
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The Research and Design of a Bulletproof Backpack by Jon Faubell |
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Optimal Placement of the Pelamis Wave Farm: Researching most effective locations available for wave farms by Annette Dekker |
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Senior Design Projects Period 5 |
