Pels, H.N. (Helena)
Design and strength analysis of a bioplastic meeting room chair
At: ARAPAHA
Arapaha has the vision to redesign and replace household products with a fully recyclable bioplastic version. They want to change the view on how we consume products and materials. To their line of products they will now add a fully recyclable meeting room chair, entirely made from PLA. As an attempt to change the view on how an office will use products. The final design is a simplistic chair which has a rounded and cosy feel to it. A unique characteristic was added to provide the chair with a recognizable feature. Strength calculations have been performed on a digital model of the finalized chair. These analyses identified the weak spots of the chair. Providing information on the maximum stress, displacement, and strain in situations that will occur.
Exam date: 05-02-2021