9/8/ IENG 464 / 465 Senior Design Engineering Notebook Maintenance

9/8/ Engineering Notebooks Individual Responsibility Must be legally constructed Pages can’t be re-sequenced Missing pages are easily identified as such Must be legally documented Entries must be accurate Entries must be chronological Entries of importance should be witnessed Examples to document: Meeting times, places, attendees, topics Relevant phone conversations Relevant expenditures, mileage Design principles, concepts, sketches Engineering results, decisions, rationale Copies are placed in Project Notebook regularly

9/8/ Engineering Notebooks Engineering Notebooks are a permanent record for legal purposes 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)

9/8/ Using Your Engineering Notebook Blow-by-blow Documentation Corner of page Date & time Location Personnel present Title of task Experimental conditions, equipment ID numbers Blow-by-blow record of process Sketches of experimental setup / design Summarize major decisions / results Single line ends an activity, Double line ends day

9/8/ Eng. Notebook Entry Example 10/1/99 Team Mtg George, Jane, Judy (Elroy absent) 4:15 pmClodfelter’s Bar & Grill Agenda:Refreshments Brainstorming Material Purchase - Discussed cost vs. refreshment performance - George presented analysis showing non-linearity at high $ end - Decision to invent more effective beverage - Brainstormed concepts - Reduced water content - Increased hops in raw stock - Decision to invest in further research - Planned expenditure of $ Actual expenditure of $26.75 due to heavy tipping Refresh. Level Cost ($)