This week I’ve been looking into the different types of steel that are used onsite. Two steels that I constantly see on drawings are A36 steel and A992 steel. These types of steel are more common structural uses of steel.…
Category: Mechanical Engineering
Week 3 – Walbridge UofM LSA First Floor Renovation – Miranda Zamora
This week I’ve been in the field observing how the iron workers detail the steel. By detail I mean, welds, bolts, etc. This is an important job for the detailer and it is given on a drawing that shows what…
Weeks 1 & 2 – Toyota Ann Arbor/ BuildU Orientation – Andrew McElwee
Morning everyone! First and foremost I am really excited about this opportunity to learn and grow so much this summer with Ideal. My first day was 4/29 and I was placed at the Toyota Ann Arbor site with my mentor,…
Weeks 1 & 2 – Walbridge UofM LSA / WTC – Asset Sustainment Project/ BuildU Orientation – Miranda Zamora
For the past two weeks I’ve been learning about steel, connections, drawings, etc. It’s been interesting to see the erections be set into place and watch the erector place tons of steel and the laborers weld and bolt the pieces…
Week #12 – Asset Sustainment Project – Miranda Zamora
This week I was able to learn more about the boiler’s devices we have here on site! The devices on the boiler 3 are all complete, the devices on boiler 2 will be complete on Friday, and devices for boiler…
WTC Asset Sustainment Project Visit – Tony Saucedo
I was able to visit Miranda at the hard dollar trailer at the GM Warren Technical Center. I was able to visit this site last year when Paulina was here so it was great to see all of the progress…
Week #11- Asset Sustainment Project – Miranda Zamora
This week the BuildU program got the chance to visit Vultcraft in Indiana! It was a very exciting experience because I was able to see how trusses were made. Seeing that reminded me of my statics course in school. Learning…
Week #9 – Asset Sustainment Project – Miranda Zamora
It’s only Tuesday and work is always busy here at the Tech Center. There’s been many schedules needed to be updated, punchlists, placards, G-Comply, and meetings to attend to. I’m looking forward to getting in touch with the mechanical engineer…
Week #8 – Asset Sustainment Project – Miranda Zamora
It was a busy week as usual. This project is constantly busy with its new device and pipe installments of the new boilers. This week the team and I were making sure that punchlist items were completed, G-Comply tags turn…