IENG 464 465 Senior Design Engineering Notebook Maintenance

IENG 464 / 465 Senior Design Engineering Notebook Maintenance 9/15/2020 1

Engineering Notebooks l Individual Responsibility l Must be legally constructed l Pages can’t be re-sequenced l Missing pages are easily identified as such l Must be legally documented l Entries must be accurate l Entries must be chronological l Entries of importance should be witnessed l Examples to document: l Meeting times, places, attendees, topics l Relevant phone conversations l Relevant expenditures, mileage l Design principles, concepts, sketches l Engineering results, decisions, rationale l 9/15/2020 Copies are placed in Project Notebook regularly 2

Engineering Notebooks l Engineering Notebooks are a permanent record for legal purposes l l l 9/15/2020 Notebooks have a durable cover Pages are sewn or perfect bound (not loose-leaf or spiral bound) Entries are made with permanent methods Entries are made in sequential order & dated Errors are lined out, but not obliterated Loose material is attached within the notebook pages (if possible), or referenced within (if not) 3

Using Your Engineering Notebook l Blow-by-blow Documentation l Corner of page l Date & time l Location l Personnel present l Title of task l Experimental conditions, equipment ID numbers l Blow-by-blow record of process l Sketches of experimental setup / design l Summarize major decisions / results l 9/15/2020 Single line ends an activity, Double line ends day 4

Eng. Notebook Entry Example 10/1/99 Team Mtg 4: 15 pm Agenda: - George, Jane, Judy (Elroy absent) Clodfelter’s Bar & Grill Refreshments Brainstorming Material Purchase Discussed cost vs. refreshment performance - - Brainstormed concepts - - George presented analysis showing non-linearity at high $ end Decision to invent more effective beverage Reduced water content Increased hops in raw stock Refresh. Level Decision to invest in further research - 9/15/2020 Planned expenditure of $25. 00 Actual expenditure of $26. 75 due to heavy tipping Cost ($) 5