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ME 328: Carabiner Redesign

1. Design a Carabiner for specific ultimate strength (Force to break/mass)
2. Analyze commercially available carabiners, reverse engineer for stresses
3. Build a model for a design and run simulations
4. 3D print, selecting shell thickness and infill pattern and density
5. Perform a quasi-static ultimate strength test with climbing rope gradually pulled tighter from each end 


3D Model of the design, with cross section visible
SolidWorks FEA Analysis for a load applied by a rope at each end, revealing the expected stress concentration 
ME 328: Carabiner Redesign
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ME 328: Carabiner Redesign

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