Project Completion
Friday, June 30, 2006
Exhibition Extended!
Monday, May 15, 2006
The “Portals to an Architecture” exhibition has been extended. The Portals will stay up through May, at which time their presence will be reevaluated...
Extra Paper Tubes Recycled
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Today we loaded up a truck heading back to Hayes with our extra paper tubes to be recycled...
“Portals to an Architecture” Exhibition!
Monday, May 1, 2006
“Portals to an Architecture” has been constructed, and is now on exhibit until May 14, 2006 (unless the exhibition is extended)...
3” ID Tube Arches Constructed!
Monday, April 24, 2006
This past weekend, INTEREGR 160 Team Portals and I installed five - 3” ID paper tube arches on the Engineering Mall...
Bending Test
Sunday, April 16, 2006
Tonight Jeffrey, Jon, Phil, Tom, and I did a bending test on one of our extra 4” ID paper tubes (53’ long)...
3”, 4”, and 6” Tubes Bent To Shape
Sunday, April 9, 2006
The 3”, 4”, and 6” tubes have “crept” into their correct shape. The INTEREGR 160 students raised the supports 2’ last Wednesday, and we raised the supports another 2’ tonight...
Science Expeditions Event
Saturday, April 1, 2006
We left the Engineering Centers Building at 4:40 AM, and just six hours after later were explaining our project to the 1500+ students, educators, and general public who attended the Science Expeditions Event...
Final Tubes Arrive! Unloaded and Moved
Friday, March 31, 2006
The final paper tubes made by Sonoco in Hartsville, South Carolina arrived tonight. They were safely and successfully unloaded and moved into the Engineering Centers Building...
Final Tubes Made!
Monday, March 27, 2006
The Final Paper Tubes were made at Sonoco’s Hartsville Plant in South Carolina over the weekend...
Strongwell Fibrebolts Arrive
Thursday, March 16, 2006
The Strongwell Fibrebolts arrived today. We thank Strongwell for their generous donation...
UW Construction Club Donates to the Project
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
The UW Construction Club donated $500 to the project today. We thank the CC for their generous support...
Paper Tubes (To Test) Arrive
Wednesday, March 8, 2006
Twenty foot long paper tubes from Sonoco’s Hayes plant arrived in Madison today...
