Rationale
The Triangular design was very sturdy
because of the use of triangular beams. The design was as eco-friendly as the
traditional design by using regular timber. Even though the triangular design
uses about twice as many beams as the regular design they are about half the
size because of their shape. However the
design was very complex and called for a double layer of substructures instead
of just one layer.
The Traditional design
was sturdy and reliable because it is what is used in most marinas today. The
design is cost effective because the design is the control to what everything
else is based off of. The design is semi eco-friendly because it uses plastic
composite planks. The design however could not stand up to the storm the last
time so the traditional design is not very reliable.
The Bamboo design is very
sturdy because of the strong properties of bamboo and the concrete
fortification of the traditional design. Bamboo is fairly cost and eco-friendly
because of the plants rapid growth rate and abundance. The planks however would
be very skinny or curved and there is a possibility they would rot when exposed
to the salt water so the planks would have to be replaced or treated.
The Floating Dock design
is not meant to be sturdy but fluctuate with the tides the upside of this
design is if a storm is to hit the marina the marina now becomes modular so the
risk of the entire marina being is very slim and the floating docks that aren’t
destroyed could be reused or repaired. The floating docks are already put into
place at most launch ramps so the design is already known to be reliable. The
design is semi Eco-friendly using rubber barrels and calcium carbonate cement
with a steel frame.
The Floating Dock design
had the highest score in the design matrix however because of the scoring in
the design matrix I decided to alter the design to be made of planks instead of
the calcium carbonate cement material.
Triangular
|
Bamboo
|
Floating
|
Traditional
|
|
Eco-friendly
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
Cost effective
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
2
|
Simply constructed
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
Able to withstand storms
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
Reliable
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
Total
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6
|
15
|
16
|
13
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