Engineering Quarterly Spring 2021

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SPRING 2021

W ELCOME !

The Engineering Quarterly is a newsletter published four times each year by the University of Mary School of Engineering.

In each issue, we try to include articles from each of the five engineering majors that we currently offer on campus: Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management. The intended audience of the Engineering Quarterly is engineers, engineering students, engineering alumni, future engineering students, and people working in fields related to engineering such as science, computing, and mathematics.

In this issue of EQ we showcase our graduating class of 2021, our engineering award winners, scholarship recipients, and design projects. Enjoy!

Dr. Terry Pilling Dean of Engineering

2021 E NGINEERING G RADUATES Peter Collart is graduating with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Peter is originally from Covington, GA. He discovered the University of Mary through the Newman list of Catholic colPeter Collart leges and decided to come because of its new engineering program.

“I was intrigued by the thought of being among UMary’s first engineering graduates.

I chose engineering for a couple reasons. I began entertaining the idea when my eldest brother became a nuclear engineer. I’ve always been intrigued by how things work, and I love machines and technology. I began studying Mechanical Engineering and discovered that it was the fit for me. After my sophomore year I did an internship at Steffes in Dickinson, ND. I loved the work and the company treated me very well (as they do to all their employees). After my junior year, I interned at Doosan Bobcat in Bismarck, ND. My internship has been extended throughout the rest of my senior year. I work part-time alongside my classes. Bobcat has become my favorite place to work because of the nature of the job. I love working on the advanced machines that Bobcat produces, and it is uncommon to be able to work in such high-end facilities like Bobcat’s Acceleration Center.”

“I love the people I’ve met in North Dakota and I also love the size of Bismarck.

However, I miss seeing trees and mountains

since they are what I grew up with. Additionally, I wish Bismarck was a little less isolated. The UMary faculty are phenomenal!

They receive the highest of my recommendations and gratitude. I really appreciate getting to know some of them on a more personal level. A funny incident happened before I left in March 2020 due to the coronavirus.

I met AJ in the machine shop one morning to perform some last-minute tensile tests on 3D printed specimens for one of my projects.

When we finished, I donned my backpack and prepared to leave. AJ and I looked across the room to see Dr. Carrico sitting in the middle of the shop floor, carefully measuring his legs from hip to toe with a measuring tape. After a minute, Dr. Carrico noticed we were observing him with puzzled faces, and he let out a loud and embarrassed laugh before quickly standing up and stating, You don’t know me!”

“I have a job offer located in Oklahoma City, OK with BNSF Railway. Additionally, I am awaiting a decision from Bobcat concerning a full-time offer here in Bismarck, ND. I will be marrying my fiancée in June, and we will be moving to one of these two locations to start a family.”

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as a second hometown. I feel very at home here and I could hardly hope for a more vibrant community life than what is on display in Bismarck. I had an opportunity to see much of the state in my travels for my 2020 summer internship - an opportunity I am very thankful for, as it gave me more of an insight into how Bismarck and the University of Mary fit into the larger state and regional community. I think all of my professors did an excellent job, and I’m grateful to all of them for their commitment to making sure I had a good chance to succeed in their classes. One amusing memory I have is shooting a nerf gun at both Dr. Eric Garcia and Anthony Waldenmier’s heads during Dynamics class. If I remember correctly, any team of students that was able to hit one of the professors in the head by calculating the correct launch angle of the nerf dart was awarded bonus points on an exam.”

“Currently, my plans for the future actually do not involve much engineering. Next fall, I am applying to enter seminary for the Archdiocese of St. Paul/Minneapolis at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul. This is not because I do not enjoy engineering, but because I think I could be called to be a Catholic priest. Regardless of what happens Jacob O’Meara is in my vocational discernment however, I will graduating with a Civil always be grateful for my education in engiEngineering degree. neering from the University of Mary.”

He is originally from Joshua Snyder is gradHarris, Minnesota. uating with a degree in “I decided to come to Mechanical Engineerthe University of Mary ing. Josh is originally for a combination of from Hazen, North reasons. Chief among Jacob O’Meara these was that the UniDakota.

“I came to UMary beversity of Mary combined an Engineering program with excellent Catholic Studies and cause it was close to home, I wanted to Liberal Arts classes, which, as a Catholic, Joshua Snyder were very attractive to me. Other factors that play sports, and I am drove my decision were the affordability of Catholic, so it seemed like a really good fit. tuition and the ability to transfer almost all At first, I chose to major in Biology with the of the college credits I had amassed in high intentions of one day going to medical school, but once I started taking those classes, I beschool.”

“I was always good at math in high school came less and less interested. I then had the and I thought engineering would be the most chance to work with many engineers over the interesting math-related career field that I summer at a job in Beulah with Dakota Gasicould get into. I also knew that the job mar- fication Company. This is what really sparked ket for engineers was fairly strong and that my interest and made me decide to switch earnings potential was solid. I’ve always been my major to Mechanical Engineering. This somewhat of a ‘big-picture’ person, so I think type of engineering interested me the most, as I naturally gravitated towards Civil Engineer- growing up, my dad would always work on ing. I see it as the branch of engineering that our cars and find ways to fix things himself.” is able to synthesize work from other branches “I was lucky enough to be a part of an to use as a powerful whole for the advance- internship last summer with Montana-Dakota ment of a vision or project. I did an internship Utilities. My job to was survey the Bismarckas a Technician/Surveyor with Houston Engi- Mandan steel natural gas pipelines to maintain neering in Bismarck after I finished my Se- cathodic protection on these lines to prevent nior year, but before I graduated in December corrosion. I also helped maintain and install 2020. I learned a great deal from this expe- rectifiers throughout the area that provided the rience, and it was particularly helpful for me cathodic protection to the lines. I personally to see concrete examples of Civil Engineer- love Bismarck, North Dakota. I have never ing projects after learning so much theoreti- been one for big cities, but Bismarck is right cal knowledge about them. Even though I am in that area of not being too big, but also havplanning to move back to Minnesota in the ing everything that I need if I had to go get near future, I will always think of Bismarck something in town. Being from North Dakota,

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I may have some biases about the state, but I love everything that North Dakota has to offer from hunting and fishing, to the closeness of communities for the family that I plan on raising. I enjoyed my times in classes with each of my professors. I think the funniest story I have involves the time I went out with my friends and ran into my professors and advisor at the Sport’s Page in south Bismarck. It was fun and I had some good conversations that you usually do not have with someone that is your superior.”

“I do not have any jobs currently lined up, but I have applied to several openings that have come about in the Bismarck area. I am not opposed to moving somewhere else, but with my girlfriend starting graduate school at UMary in the fall, staying close to her is a top priority for me.”

Blake Emmel is graduating with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Originally from Bismarck, Blake came to the University of Mary in order to stay in town.

“I was originally takBlake Emmel ing secondary math education and decided, after 1 1/2 years, I didn’t want to be a teacher. I always enjoyed applying math, so I thought I’d give engineering a shot. Out of civil, mechanical, and electrical, I chose mechanical because it interested me the most. I’ve enjoyed engineering ever since the change in majors.”

“I took 2020 off to do a co-op at Doosan Bobcat in Bismarck. I knew it would set me behind in my studies, but I wanted the experience. It was a great experience and I learned a lot. I love Bismarck, North Dakota. I grew up here and enjoy the people. I have lots of family and have made really good friends in Bismarck. The professors at the University of Mary are great. They will always take time to help you understand a topic that may be confusing to you.”

“I was recently offered a Design Engineer position at Doosan Bobcat in Bismarck and I will continue my engineering career there after I graduate.”

Snædís is a senior Electrical Engineering student who was born in the Westfjords of Iceland but also grew up in a town called Þorlákshöfn on the south coast.

“I had wanted for some while to study abroad Snædís and the college athletDaníelsdóttir ics in the United States intrigued me. Eventually I got recruited to come to UMary, but it was not a difficult choice because I found both the soccer program and the engineering program very fitting and interesting for me.”

“After thinking I wanted to be a PE teacher or an exercise science major for a while it occurred to me that I did not really like that and wanted to do something with math and sci-

Engineering Quarterly SPRING 2021 ence. I remember myself tinkering around with computers and fixing things that either my brother or myself had broken as kids.

I had heard engineering was difficult, so I wanted to prepare well and went to become an electrician before coming to UMary. I did not know what kind of engineering until I started classes towards being an electrician. There was just something about electricity that intrigued me and here I am. I worked for two summers at Verkís Consulting Engineering in Reykjavík, Iceland. I was positioned within their energy field where I mostly assisted the other engineers with miscellaneous work regarding power systems and high voltage. I also did construction supervision in project management. This last summer I worked as an electrician at Skinney-Þinganes in Höfn, Iceland. They are in the seafood processing industry but also own one of the largest dairy farms in the country. I worked mostly on the farm doing electrical installation work after construction, but also maintenance work in their factory as well as on their trawlers.

The latter one was probably my favorite even though it was more electrician work than engineering, but agriculture and the seafood industry is more to my liking. I was not sure what to think of North Dakota at first, but I think I was expecting more snow. The community here both on campus and in town is probably my favorite thing about Bismarck. I think all my professors are pretty cool. They have always been incredibly helpful and supporting regarding both academics and athletics.”

“In a year or two I plan to go to graduate school and continue my education, perhaps Denmark this time. Until then I plan to go back to Iceland and work there and get some more experience, I have been offered two job opportunities so far but have not decided yet.

I want to specialize in control or embedded systems and with that I aim for a career in designing devices and apparatuses used in either agriculture or in the seafood industry.”

Joshua Reiner is graduating with a degree in Electrical Engineering.

Josh is originally from Bismarck but spent kindergarten to 8th grade in West Fargo.

“I came to the University of Mary after Dr. Joshua Reiner Pilling intrigued me with the Electrical Engineering program the first time I visited the university. The school was also affordable, had small classes, and was private.”

“I chose engineering because I wanted to learn how and why things work the way they do. I chose Electrical Engineering because I have been obsessed with anything electronics/electricity since I was a child. I grew up here and love the outdoors, the people, and the Christian community. I have had very enjoyable experiences with all of my engineering professors over the years, many of them have become good friends! The most prevalent memory I have is watching P.K. destroying dry erase markers on the board in physics

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classes. It was hilarious watching him try like 5 markers he had and none of them worked because he hit them so hard on the board.”

“My plans for the future are to get married in June and support my significant other while she attends the graduate OT program at Mary. Right now, I am working on getting a full-time position as an embedded systems engineer at Doosan Bobcat in Bismarck.”

John Santiago is graduating with a degree in Electrical Engineering. John is originally from a small town in New York called Port Chester but then moved to Connecticut when he started grade John Santiago school.

“I decided to come to UMary because (1) it was a lot less expensive than most schools that I applied to in the northeast, (2) it was a small, Catholic college and a place where my faith can be integrated and fostered, and (3) it had the degree program I was looking for: Electrical Engineering.”

“I became interested in Electrical Engineering ever since freshman year of high school. During that time, I had a retired electrical engineer who had worked for the U.S. Navy teaching my physics class. Although he was known to be a strict and difficult professor (which I can verify), he was also very down-to-earth and easy to get along with. He often told the students stories of the daily life of an engineer, including all of its perks and drawbacks, all of his triumphs and mishaps. I looked to him as sort of a mentor, and ever since then, I aspired to go down a similar career path. At first, it was a culture shock moving to Bismarck, especially since I lived in the northeast all my life. Despite the harsh winters, the place has grown on me. I enjoy the natural scenery on campus and in town. Its people are simple and the general atmosphere is silent compared to places that I was used to. I’ve made lasting friendships and unforgettable memories here. In many ways, this place has become a second home.

My professors were not only very knowledgeable, but also were able to communicate that knowledge clearly and efficiently. Some were quirky. Some were strict; others were laid back. But all of them helped me attain my degree, which definitely was not easy and for which I am grateful. As for funny stories, I remember my class of electrical engineers had to take a class on computer aided measurements. One of the in-class assignments was to demonstrate normal distribution using computer simulation. The professor thought it would be a great idea to show this concept by simulating drunk crossing the street. The idea was that if a drunk person were to stumble left or right as he was walking across the street, the location where he ends up at the other end of the street will resemble a normal distribution given multiple trials. This was definitely one of the more interesting assignments that I had during college.

“For my future career, I applied to many places here in Bismarck, but I also applied to places in the northeast where my family

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currently resides. I have heard back from one software company so far, and if I do accept their offer, I would start in mid-April. However, I am still waiting on other companies as I do prefer other opportunities over the rest of them.”

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are also all very good at communicating that knowledge to their students. I found that they are always available and ready to help with any difficulties I encountered with the homework.”

“I hope to have a career working with embedded systems. I am currently searching for Gabriel Zimmer is an opportunity.” graduating with a deTyler Famias is gree in Electrical Enfrom Bismarck and is gineering. Originally graduating with a defrom West Bend, WI. gree in Construction “I came to the UniManagement. versity of Mary be“I chose to attend cause it was a comUMary because of the fortable distance away, great feedback I got on the Newman list, Gabriel Zimmer relatively affordable, from past students. I Tyler Famias also thought UMary and it seemed the best out of the 3-ish places would be a good place to continue my acathat I’d actually looked into.” demic career along with strengthening my “I liked doing science stuff, liked problem beliefs, values, and morals. UMary has been solving, and I could do the math behind it a place for me to gain the skills and knowlso it seemed like a good pick. I went with edge to succeed in my career endeavors.” electrical because I have much more of an “I chose construction management beinterest in electronics than I do in say, buildings. I am currently doing an internship with cause it is a career where I can be creative and Prairie Engineering PC, and I like Bismarck challenged. I can be in the field observing the and will probably be sticking around for a creation of a project. This is an exciting career couple years. I can’t think of any funny sto- because every day is different and provides ries beside PK’s genocidal rampage against changing and unique challenges. I have done a few internships with KLJ. These internships dry-erase markers.” have been very beneficial to me. They have allowed me to get familiar with what it is like Jeffrey Strong is gradto be out in the field working by the contracuating with a degree in tors, engineers, inspectors, etc. I have always Electrical Engineering. liked Bismarck. It is a place that I am famil“I am originally from iar with. I think Bismarck has a lot to offer Ohio and I decided to when it comes to jobs, entertainment, and it is come to the UMary, a place for anyone and everyone to have a role because it’s a small in the community. My experience with the Catholic college and professors have been professional and has left because my Dad had a positive impact. The professors have given Jeffrey Strong interviewed the head an insight to their knowledge and experience of the Engineering School, Dr. Pilling, when from working on the job.” he visited with my younger brother, and was “My plan for the future is to find a job very impressed.” as a construction manager hopefully in North “I previously graduated from Thomas Dakota. I am interested in being on road conAquinas College with a BA in liberal arts. I struction jobs. From my past experiences, was unable to find a job I liked. I was cer- road construction has been beneficial and tain teaching wasn’t for me. So, I decided challenging.” to return to college for a practical degree. I had originally planned on studying engineering before I heard the siren song of the liberal U NIVERSITY OF M ARY O UTSTANDING arts. Returning to college for engineering was S ENIOR AWARD a no brainer for me. I decided on Electrical Engineering because I have a vague memory Mechanical Engineering Student Peter of visiting an engineering college back in high school, and the electrical students there were Collart won the Outstanding Senior Award for in a robotics competition. Robots are cool, so the University of Mary this year!

Each year, the University of Mary Alumni Electrical Engineering must be the coolest. I was also told the Electrical Engineering was Committee selects and presents the Outstandthe most difficult kind of engineering to do. I ing Senior Award to a graduating senior based still don’t know if this is true, but if I was go- on academic achievement, community sering to prove that I could do it, I better do the vice, and service to the university. Each stuhardest kind. I had two internships at Killdeer dent nominee is required to submit a reflecMountain Manufacturing located in Killdeer tion on how their University of Mary experiNorth Dakota. I worked as a test engineering enced benefited them. There were 14 nomiintern and gained some valuable experiences. nees from the five schools at the University of The people there were amazing to work with. Mary this year. The nominees from the EngiI honestly prefer North Dakota winters over neering School were Peter Collart and Snædís Ohio winters. It is just not that bad. I like Daníelsdóttir.

Peter is a Mechanical Engineering student the Bismarck area a lot. It has this quaint small-town vibe about it. Very charming. I from Covington, Georgia. In addition to manabsolutely love my professors. They are all aging his challenging engineering classes durextremely talented and knowledgeable. They ing his time here, he has made time for three

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internships, fundraising for a Peru service trip, and serving pro-life organizations on campus.

He plans to take all he is and has learned into his next steps: a marriage in June, and a training program for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway.

Snædís Daníelsdóttir is an Electrical Engineering major from Rekkolahreppur, Iceland is known by her professors for doing work that is so utterly impressive to the level that they should be framed. Snædís wants to continue playing soccer after graduation and will take all she has learned from Monsignor Shea, and the values of trust, patience, and leadership with her to share, back in Iceland.

Snædís Daníelsdóttir and Peter Collart We in the School of Engineering are extremely proud of Peter and Snædís! It is quite an achievement for an engineering student to win the outstanding senior award for the entire university. It is very clear that we have designed a unique engineering program which not only produces top engineers, but also servant leaders.

O UTSTANDING S TUDENT AWARDS Our Outstanding Student in Civil Engineering award went to Izaiah Bitz from Bismarck, North Dakota.

Izaiah is a Civil Engineering junior student.

Civil Engineering faculty are excited to have him in their classes each semester due to his work ethic, professionalism, intelligence, and insight. Izaiah is deciding between internship offers with multiple companies for the summer, and the faculty know he will excel no matter which he chooses.

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Our Outstanding Student in Mechanical Our outstanding student in Electrical EnEngineering award went to Blake Emmel of gineering award went to Chandler Olson of Bismarck, North Dakota.

Bismarck, North Dakota.

4 “Great River Energy appreciates the University of Mary’s efforts at training a workforce that will help our company succeed in the future, and so, through its Coal Creek Station and Spiritwood Station, is pleased to present scholarships to two worthy candidates in programs that will help our industry in the coming years.”

Chandler is an excellent student: he is industrious, he pays attention to details, and he makes good use of his time. More importantly, he is humble. He makes use of his gifts to help his fellow students, and he does not seek to draw attention to himself. We are proud and grateful to have Chandler as part of our program.

Blake is a senior in Mechanical Engineering who will be receiving his degree later this month. He has been consistently at the top of the class during his University of Mary career. Blake is professional in his approach to his work: he is responsible and reliable, especially in completing group projects. E LECTRICAL E NGINEERING S CHOLARSHIP This quality, along with his cheerfulness and friendliness, make Blake both respected and liked by his peers.

The winner of th Electrical Engineering Our outstanding student in Construction Scholarship this year was Junior Electrical Management award went to Kolbe Raiche of Engineering student Chandler Olson.

Kingsford, Michigan.

The winner of the Haas Scholarship this year is Junior Mechanical Engineering student James Jurek.

Kolbe is one of those rare students who show remarkable maturity, foresight, appreciation for learning. He is respectful and a delight to teach. Kolbe applies himself with remarkable vigor and determination to everything, but is not overly intense or excessively driven. He has a vision for where he is headed in life, but is completely open to advice and input from his instructors. Kolbe has the technical ability and people skills to be an outstanding construction manager and a leader in his chosen profession.

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The winners of the Great River Energy scholarships this year are Construction Management student Beau Skurdal and Civil Engineering student Paige Lang.

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Engineering Quarterly SPRING 2021 SLS 3-D Printer

On Friday, April 16, the Seniors presented their design projects from Professor Tom Volkman’s Senior Design course. This is the capstone course for our engineering degrees and so a very high standard is expected.

We were not disappointed! The projects were not only amazing, but each of them could easily become the foundation for a future company if the students so chose.

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Snædís Daníelsdóttir, Josh Snyder, and Jeffrey Strong designed a feeder for orphan lambs. The feeder prototype shows a bucket with a copper heating coil inside it and two teats on the side which would feed the lambs.

Civil Engineering MAC Expansion Blake Emmel, Peter Collart, Joshua Reiner, and Gabriel Zimmer designed a Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) 3D printer. A SLS 3D printer uses a high-power laser to build plastic and metal parts from a bed of powdered precursor material by selectively fusing traces of the powdered material together in a layer-bylayer process.

Harrison Bentzel, Logan Mahoney, and Mitchell Oehme presented their design for an expansion to the McDowell Activity Center (MAC) at the University of Mary. The project was suggested by the head wrestling coach, Adam Aho. The current MAC facilities for wrestling, strength training, and endurance training are crowded due to the large number of teams and academic programs using the facilities. Logan and Mitchell, who are both Civil Engineers and student athletes, were eager to design a building that would suit the needs of the project’s stakeholders; the coaches, staff, teams, and faculty.

The SLS 3D printer consists of a powder management system that deposits layers of the powdered precursor on the build stage, a highpower CO2 laser specially selected for use with Nylon and other polymer materials, and a galvo mirror system that reflects the laser onto the powder bed and scans it at high speed along the intended scanning trajectories.

After several meetings with the stakeholders and even a tour of St. Mary’s recently renovated wrestling facilities, an initial floor plan was set. Logan and Mitchell then set out to research structural needs for the facility; live loads, dead loads, wind loads, structural supports, materials, and more. They enlisted the help of Harrison, a Mechanical Engineer, to design the HVAC systems for the facility. The students designed and fabricated the 3D As this is going to be an athletics space, the printer using T-slot framing, 3D-printed parts, HVAC system would need to be far more ad- stepper motors and Arduinos for control. vanced than an ordinary building. Harrison Orphan Lamb Feeder needed to consider elements like heat transfer, air flow, heating and cooling requirements, and moisture control that would be adequate for athletic training space.

Logan and Mitchell will continue their design into the fall semester in ECI 482 Civil Engineering Design project. The next steps include addressing the foundation design, tying into the existing structure, and the exterior design to meet University of Mary’s aesthetic standards.

The system that they built is autonomous, but has more features that are necessary to lamb feeding than any system that is available in the market today. It has warm milk ready so that baby lambs are not hesitant to drink. They have designed the system with a multitude of sensors and electronics to feed a number of baby lambs whenever they are hungry with an RFID scanner that scans an electronic ID on their ears and flow sensors to give the farmer information about the amount of milk each lamb has consumed. The system alerts the farmer when it is time to clean out the system and also if the milk is running low in the storage unit. A computer will store the amount of milk consumed by each lamb, thereby enabling one to track whether each lamb is getting enough milk to remain healthy and there is a control display which allows all of the programming and data collection to be automated via C programs and Bash scripts.

In mid-April, Snædís presented her orphan lamb feeder senior design project to the students at Simle Middle School in Bismarck.

She discussed the project and she also told them what it is like to be a female engineering student and a student athlete. A number of excited girls came up to her afterward to

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talk. Hopefully her story has inspired them and sowed the seeds for careers in engineering!

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ENR 203L B RIDGE P ROJECT

By ERIC GARCIA

Sophomore level Civil Engineering (CE), Mechanical Engineering (ME), and Construction Management (CM) students were tasked to design and construct a 3D printed bridge cable made up of only PLA, 10lbs fishing wire, and glue. The bridges were to span a 75cm gap as well as have the function to lift the bridge platform 20cm up. In addition to satisfying these two defining objectives, students were also tasked to design their bridges to carry as much load as they could without deflecting more than 2cm and carry 10lbs when the bridge is in its lifted position, whilst being as economical as possible as costs were associated with weight and materials which dictated the bridges final score. Teams were comprised of CE, ME and CM students, each focusing on their area of the designs. CE students focused on the bridge, ME students focused on the mechanism to lift the bridge, and CM students focused on managing the budget and the schedule of the project.

On test day, students’ bridges weighed in ranging from 0.75lbs to 2.65lbs, and carried weights up to 37.5 lbs before deflecting more than 2cm! After reaching the design deflection limit students wanted to continue loading their bridges to see how much they could hold before breaking. The strongest one ended up holding 85lbs before breaking!

# ! / bin / bash echo " Double y o u r money d i c e game ! " The primary purpose of their project was to echo " E n t e r a number b e t w e e n 1 and 6 " read number apply what they learned in their steel design w h i l e [ [ $number −l t 1 | | $number −g t 6 ] ] ; do echo " I t must be b e t w e e n 1 and 6 " course to design the structural steel frameecho " E n t e r a number b e t w e e n 1 and 6 " read number work of a new School of Health Sciences done echo " r o l l i n g t h e d i c e . . . " Building for the University of Mary. The stud i c e =$ ( ($RANDOM%6+1) ) sleep 1 echo " The d i c e s a y $ d i c e " dents were given lists of design requirements i f [ $ d i c e −eq $number ] ; t h e n echo " Yay ! ! You a r e c o r r e c t ! " that needed to be met to satisfy certain archielse echo " S o r r y , you l o s t " tectural and structural specifications, as well fi echo "Game o v e r " as client demands. These requirements included things such as certain number of labs, classroom sizes, site area, building footprint The problem was to add betting to the game size restrictions, and a tornado shelter, etc. so that the player starts with 100 dollars and can bet any amount on each roll. If they win they get double their bet back and if they lose they lose their bet. The game ends when the player either doubles their money or loses all their money. Here is one possible solution:

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As part of the structural steel framework design, students were heavily assessed on their ability to design steel beams, girders, columns, connections, and framing with respect to dead, live, and wind loads, as well as serviceability limits. Students were also assessed on their architectural design and their design’s ability to satisfy the building criteria given to them.

ECI 451 S TEEL D ESIGN P ROJECT

By ERIC GARCIA

Last year the University of Mary purchased a property on East Front Avenue that housed the downtown Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health building. This is where the Engineering school was temporary located during the 2019-2020 academic year while the new facilities on campus were being constructed. The current intent of the purchased land is for the University of Mary to eventually build a new home downtown for its School of Health and Sciences. Junior level Civil Engineering students in ECI 451 Steel Design were tasked with a project to propose their own architectural and structural steel design for a new building for the School Health and Sciences on that property.

The students that worked on this project were Izaiah Bitz, William Blewett, Mitchell Oehme, Blake Rubio, and Davids Atelbauers.

D ICE G AME

By TERRY PILLING

Here is a Bash shell script from our freshman ENR210 course. It is a dice game in

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S OPHOMORE D ESIGN C OMPETITION

By ERIC GARCIA

Our Sophomore students in their Engineering Design Lab I and Engineering Design Lab II courses were tasked with designing, building, and racing their own real-life version of the video game Mario Kart, a.k.a.

Marauder Kart. Students specifically had to engineer a remote-controlled car, a dynamic obstacle, and a static structure for a racecourse located in the Engineering building classrooms and hallways. The class was broken into seven different teams, each having four to five students and consisted of sophomore Mechanical, Civil, and Electrical Engineering students. Students from the different disciplines had to collaborate and work together to design, document, and build the assigned projects. Certain criteria regarding each project were provided, such as the remote-controlled car had to have a camera mounted on it as the driver would be required to drive by only looking at a screen showing the camera feed while being seated away from the course. Teams were assigned different types of dynamic structures to build,

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such as bridges, elevators, and rotating tunnels, while the static structures were completely up to the students. Outside of the few criteria given, the rest of project was designed and determined by the students, including the race rules and racecourse layout. Throughout the two semesters students would provide progress update presentations and document their design work and manufacturing process.

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The race was four laps and was a close competition between two teams in the end.

The winning team consisted of Mara Dalton (civil), Nathan DesMarais (mechanical), Heidi Jacobson (civil), Margaret Kuhar (elec-

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trical), and Ben Pihl (mechanical). The winners of the competition received a $100 gift card from Professor Anthony Garcia and Professor Eric Garcia.

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