Dome Testing Day

Dome Testing Day
22th Septembar 2010
1200-1600

Today was the testing day for our dome. Due to lack of tyres, we cannot float on the water. Hence, we find two more tyres. When we found the tyres, it was 8 o'clock in the night and the swimming pool was closing at 8:45. We quickly fix these four tyres to the dome and test it whether can float or not. Unfortunately, our dome cannot float and we had to try it tomorrow.

On Wednesday, we reached the swimming pool at 8'oclock in the morning, we try to fix the tyres on the dome again, and it still cannot balance. We try and try, finally it can float already.

At 12 o'clock in the afternoon, it was the time to testing. We were the last three groups to test the dome that is group 57. Below are the pictures.

We went back around 4 o'clock in the evening.

We were taking picture with the uncle because he had thought us many things.

We also take the picture with Dr. Wan.

Finally, the big project was end.

Bamboo Dome Process(7)

Bamboo Dome Process (7)
20th September 2010
1000-1200

The testing day was coming soon and we had to move our dome from desasiswa Indah Kembara to the swimming pool today.

Before that, we had bought three tyres from the shop so it can make our dome float easily.

Then, we had started to move our dome. The starting point is from Desasiswa Indah Kembara.


It is very heavy.

After walk short distance, we take a break because it is too heavy and it consumes a lot of energy.

WAA.... It still has a long distance.

After take a break, we continue our journey. We were carrying the dome passing through the small bridge and only two people can carry it at that time.

Finally, we pass through the small bridge and we take a break again.

Then, we start to carry the dome again.

When we are at Desasiswa Fajar Harapan , there are two good intention people were helping us to carry our dome. The picture below show we were takes a break in front of the kinder garden.

After the break, we continue our journey again.

We was taking break again in front of the Dewan Budaya.

Finally, we reach the swimming pool and we were taking the picture with the two guys helping us.

Now we had to move our dome into the old swimming pools.

It was consume a lot of time because it is quite far.

Finally, we reach the door of swimming pools.

But the door was locked.

Luckly, the guard was opening the door for us

We were going back to our own hostel around 8 o'clock and it is very tired.

Bamboo Dome Process(6)

Bamboo Dome Process (6)
19th September 2010
1000-1200

Due to our hometown was very far so we cannot come back to the school to finish our project during school holiday. Therefore, we had tried to finish it after the school holiday. This week, we had to make the upper part of our dome.

First of all, we try to cut the bamboo into half using the knife. We cannot use the previous bamboo that we had been cut because it is too short.

We had cut the two bamboos into four and it is enough for us to make the upper part of our dome.
Then, we tie the four bamboos together using nylon.

Below is the knot that we tie the four bamboos.

Shing Iee and May Ling were take out the base that we had been done before school holiday.

Then, we fix the four bamboos on the edge of the base.

We were in the process of making the upper part of our dome.

We were in the process of making the upper part of our dome.

Still in the process.

Finally, we finish our dome.

Bamboo Dome Process(5)

Bamboo Dome Process (5)
2th September 2010
1000-1200

This weekend is the school holiday and all of us were very exciting. But before that, we had to finish our project first. Today, we had to add two more bamboo on the base that had been finished last week so it becomes stronger.

First of all, we take out the base that we had made last week.

Then, we take out also the material and the bamboo.

After that, we start to tie the bamboo on the base.

We had finish one part of the base.

Picture below was shows the knot of how we tie the bamboo.

Then, we start to tie another part of our base.

Still in the process.

Finally, we had finished to fix the base.

Due to the two bamboos was very long, we was cut it into appropriate length.

The picture below shows the base is very strong and it can withstand three people.