ENGR330-1 Engineering Service Projects Interior Walls Benefits: IMPROVEMENT: Provide walls DURABILITY: Walls should last >10 years given normal use SUSTAINABILITY: Simple design, use available materials, easily repaired COST:No added cost for HCS Image from Project Background: The Peltan Christian School in Haiti currently has only one large room. This presents two problems: 1. The Haitian government requires schools to have classrooms 2. Classes distract each other Objectives: Evaluate needs Chose wall type Evaluate wall cost Develop wall plans Execute wall construction 1

ENGR330-1 Engineering Service Projects 2 Needs: Divide 24’ x 48’ room into 4 classrooms Easily movable, open hall or classroom setup Low cost Withstand some tipping force Block vision and some sound between rooms Solutions: Pre-fabed folding with slider track Hanging wall segments, hook onto rafters Freestanding segments with a large base Rolling walls Cabinet walls Accordion walls “+” pattern

ENGR330-1 Engineering Service Projects 3 Solution:

ENGR330-1 Engineering Service Projects 4 Cost Analysis Item descriptionPrice per eachQuantityCost (USD approximate) Wheeled walls (1 segment) 1-1/4" drywall screws (90 count) x 8 x 1/4 plywood x 4 x 96 stud castors TOTAL TOTAL for entire project folding walls (2 segments) 4 x 8 x 1/2 plywood x 4 x 96 stud inch strap hinge /2" drywall screws (50 count) x 1/2" wood screws (6 count) /4" drywall screws (90 count)6.471 TOTAL TOTAL for entire project

ENGR330-1 Engineering Service Projects 5 Prototyping walls in Searcy Haitian Christian School said “we need perimeter walls” Take measurements and pictures while in Haiti Observe and discuss local construction techniques Lessons Learned Plans must be adaptable Not being able to complete a project immediately doesn’t mean failure Communication is important Conclusions