Meng Report
Meng Report
Declaration
We are here to announce that the work, which is being submitted to the Ethiopian Construction
Works Corporation for the training report, is for the final exercise program. All relevant
information resources used in this paper are correctly acknowledged. This is to ensure that the
above statement given by the candidate is correct to the best of our knowledge and belief.
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Acknowledgement
God's Side We would like to thank all the employees of “ETHIOPIAN ROAD
ADMINISTRATION” for their generous help during the internship. We would like to thank the
helpers in all the workshops We put on. Help has good experience and as We are new to such
activities its information and guidance during training and with our families
God. Lastly‚ each and every member of the ECWC has done their best to ensure that we had a
successful time with us during the internship and we greatly appreciate their Hospitality and
hope that they will continue this good practice for the students alongside us.
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Abstract
This report is the result of an Internship, conducted while we were in the Ethiopian Construction
Works Corporation. This gave us an opportunity to put into practice the theoretical knowledge
we gained during our study. The internship also provided a real opportunity to gain valuable
experience to bridge the gap between study and the start of working life. Furthermore, the actual
exposure offered an experiential learning component that could reinforce prior theoretical
knowledge, as well as the motivation we are perusing with Mechanical Engineering.
Additionally, our experiential learning has proven helpful in developing skills in details about
Engine, Transmission, Gear box, steering and brakes. We also consider that car automotive
work depending on the company is work like car maintenance, car maintenance, Vehicle
inspection, Technical Services and troubleshooting various car troubleshooting. We have
decided that car is a running engine, car air conditioning system, car electrical system, car brake
system, injection system etc. In this case we understand important safety when working on cars
and machines, how to get power in motor air and from fuel (how power is produced), cooling
systems to protect our engines from overheating and burned out, lubrication systems to reduce
friction, how to start a car using a starter, how to fuel at the combustion chamber where we slide
(distribute), how power trains transfer power to each other, brake systems and their assemblies,
clutch systems and their assemblies. We also decided on the measurements and troubleshooting
that was found in that company with employees with long experience and good skills on cars.
For example, reducing the wastage of time and labor by converting labor-intensive tasks to
machines. In this context we understand how to solve problems and communication skills,
learning through socializing and getting along with employees.
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List of tables
Table 1.1 branches of ECWC .................................................................................................... 5
Table 2.1 Transmission problems with remedies ...................................................................... 16
Table 4.1 A summary of design specification ………………………………………………38
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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
An internship is job training for professional careers. Generally, an internship consists of an
exchange of services for experience between the student and organization. Students can also
use an internship to determine if they have an interest in a particular career, to create a network
of contacts. Internships exist in a wide variety of industries and settings. An internship may be paid,
unpaid, or partially paid (in the form of a stipend).Stipends are typically a fixed amount of
money that is paid out on a regular basis. Usually, interns that are paid through stipends are paid
on monthly basis. Paid internships are common in professional fields including medicine,
architecture, science, engineering and technology. A typical internship lasts between one and four
months, but can be shorter or longer, depending on the organization involved. Most students apply for
internships during their summer and winter breaks. In some Universities, internships during the
college breaks are compulsory and a part of the curriculum. It is common that previous interns
become employees to the organization once they have acquired the necessary skills and experience.
Moreover, many engineering students also term their training period in certain industrial organization
as an internship.
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1.3.4.2 Mission:
To satisfy the customers and stakeholders of the Corporation by delivering.
Roads and bridges construction, rehabilitation, upgrading and maintenance
Construction equipment and machineries maintenance and lease
Construction materials production and sales,
Services timely, with competitive price and environmentally friendly manner.
1.3.5 The Main Customers of The ECWC:
Ethiopian transportation
Constructions agencies
Ethiopian electric power corporation and others
Ethiopian Road Authority
1.3.6 Structures of The Ethiopia Construction Works Corporation
Ethiopia Construction Works Corporation (ECWC) Nekemte District has the following structure and
department brake down with their overall work flow in the organization in this case the main customer
of Ethiopia Construction Works Corporation is Ethiopian Road Authority (ERA). Most Activities of
ERA are under taken by ECWC.
Among them I had been working in Equipment maintenance staff and under this staff there are about
five main shops for mainly Vehicle maintenance and product service (Bolt and nut)…. For instance If
a vehicle need to have service or any maintenance activities (Changing Brake shoe) 1st the Driver
contact equipment maintenance staff Mechanical Engineering then the staff open shop order and send
to the Inspector by giving the key of the vehicle to the Mechanic Inspector. Finally the Inspector
arranges the mechanics and orders them to do the given job in a given time.
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Therefore, the huge human resources that the corporation has can yield it a competitive advantage in
the industry.
1.3.8 The Main Branches of ECWC
Branches Status
Addis Ababa Head office
Nekemte Operating branch
Adigrat >>
Gondor >>
Jimma >>
Kombolcha >>
Debre-Markos >>
Dire-Dawa >>
Shashemene >>
Alemgena >>
Sodo >>
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CHAPTER TWO
2.1. WORK DONE
The company is mainly opened for the purpose of keeping vehicles and machines long life and also
giving maintenance and repair on site to let the work not to stop. It has its own structure for
performing tasks. It has different sub division to accomplish different tasks. There are many shops in
this company. Those are:-
Mechanic or Engine shop
Machine shop
Body shop
Welding shop
Electrical service shop
Tire shop
Before we described our task in the above shops first lets we describe some tools and equipment’s that
commonly used during maintenances. In ECWC shops there are various tools used. Most of them are
manuals (operated by hands). These tools are:-
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Torque Wrenches,
Sockets and Ratchets,
Screw drivers& Spanners
Combination and box
Hammers, chisel, and Vise
2.1.1. Engine Shop
Engine is a mechanical device that converts chemical energy (fuel) into kinetic energy (motion). An
internal combustion engine is the engine in which combustion (burning of fuel) takes place in the
cylinder of engine by burning of the fuel high temperature and pressure force generates. This pressure
force used to move the vehicle or rotate wheels by use of some mechanism. In an engine many parts
work together and achieve to be a goal of converting chemical energy of fuel into mechanical energy.
These parts are bolted together and the combination of all these parts is knows as engine.
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qualities and low material and production cost, and it changes dimensions only minimally when
heated. Another material used for cylinder blocks, although not extensively, is aluminum. Aluminum
is used whenever weight is a consideration. However, it is NOT practical to use for the following
reasons:
Aluminum is more expensive than cast iron.
Aluminum is not as strong as cast iron.
Because of its softness, it cannot be used on any surface of the block that is subject to wear. This
necessitates the pressing, or casting, of steel sleeves into the cylinder bores. Threaded holes must also
be deeper. This introduces extra design considerations and increases production costs.
Aluminum has a much higher expansion rate than iron when heated. This creates problems with
maintaining tolerances
2.1.1.3 Crankcase
The crankcase is that part of the cylinder block below the cylinders. It supports and encloses the
crankshaft and provides a reservoir for lubricating oil. The crankcase is the basic foundation of all air-
cooled engines. It is made as a one- or two-piece casting that supports the crankshaft, provides the
mounting surface for the cylinders and the oil pump, and has the lubrication passages cast into it. It is
made of aluminum since it needs the ability to dissipate large amounts of heat. On air-cooled engines,
the oil pan usually is made of cast aluminum and is covered with cooling fins. The oil pan on an air-
cooled engine plays a key role in the removal of waste heat from the engine through its lubricating oil.
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2.1.1.4.CylinderHead
It covers and encloses the top of the cylinders. Combustion chambers, small pockets formed in the
cylinder heads where combustion occurs, are located directly over the cylinders. Spark plugs (gasoline
engine) or injectors (diesel engine) protrude through holes into the combustion chambers. Intake and
exhaust ports are cast into the cylinder head. The intake ports route air (diesel engine) or air and fuel
(gasoline engine) into the combustion chambers. The exhaust port routes burned gases out of the
combustion chamber.
2.1.1.5.Connecting Rods
Connecting rods connect the pistons to the crankshaft to convert reciprocating motion into rotary
motion. The connecting rods are in the form of an I-beam. This design gives the highest overall
strength and lowest weight. They are made of forged steel but may also be made of aluminum in
smaller engines.
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Figure2.6 bearing
Most Engine Problem:
Most engine problem we have seen during our internship time
Engine noises
Low oil pressure
Engine over heating
Loss of power, misfiring
Hard starting
Service year and maintenance time
Sound during operation
Electrical system
Once the problem is identified by the technicians possible solutions is done.
Measurement taken:
1. Disassembling Engine:
Engine disassembly is carried out in a sequence as follows.
Remove the water pump; exhaust manifold, oil filter, thermostat, crankshaft pulley, oil pump and
timing gears.
Remove cylinder head.
Remove oil pan.
Remove piston and connecting rod assembly (give the numbers on pistons and connecting rods for
easy reassembling.
Remove flywheel and crankshaft.
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Figure
2.8 Transmission system
Requirements of Transmission System:-
Provide means of connection and disconnection of engine with rest of power train without shock and
smoothly.
Provide a varied leverage between the engine and the drive wheels ✓ Provide means to transfer power
in opposite direction.
Enable power transmission at varied angles and varied lengths.
Enable diversion of power flow at right angles.
Provide means to drive the driving wheels at different speeds when required.
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2.1.1.9.1 Clutch
A clutch is a mechanism which engages and disengages power from engine to transmission. When the
clutch is engaged, the power flows from the engine to the rear wheels through the transmission system
and the vehicle moves. Clutch is disengaged when:
Starting the engine,
Shifting the gears,
Idling the engine
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Hydraulic press machine: This machine is used for pressing the material which have high rigidity or
it`s difficult to press by man power. For example; to press the bearing to torque bushing rod.
The machine shop Services include:
Boring Washers
Teeth of loader (grader) Nut
Shafts Spacer
Bolts Other spare parts
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repairing the construction machine controller, maintenance of the light system, horn, wiper and any
system that is related with electric.
In this shop, most of a vehicle`s electrical systems are maintained and replaced by a new one.
Maintenance of electrical system contains:
Filling the battery with proper proportion of water and acid.
If the battery is either dead or over used, recharging of the battery.
Maintain the wires of display gauges
Preparing the distilled water by purifier to mix with sulphury acid
2.1.4. Body shop
In this shop there are many types of job to be performed but the mains are maintaining body, forging
body and painting, servicing the mirror .In this shop there are a lot of activities performed. Among
thus, washing, grinding, painting and welding are the main activities.
Painting shop: different types of cars were painted in this painting room after their body would be
completely finished. And this shop must be cleaned and out of dust .Therefore this application there is
no openings.
Body building shop: if the body of the cars were damaged by accident or by any other reason, their
body were changed or repaired in this shop. But there is shortage of some machines applicable for
body reparation like bending machine. Mostly they did by welding (oxyacetylene and arc welding).
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First time we went there, we were ordered to get safety clothes by ourselves.
Service problem
Technician approach
The technician use Italic language for the materials
2.2.1. Methods to Overcome These Challenges:
We have bought safety clothes by ourselves.
We discussed with manager and they are approved to us to get service.
First time when we enter to the enterprise we afraid the technician, but gradually we related to each
other and discussed as friendly.
We tried to advise them so they may know the vehicles parts by English
2.3. SKILLS WE HAVE GOT
We have got experiences from this company like;
Punctuality and respecting the company rule.
How to keep our safety during work.
How to design and managing of work flow of one company.
We got experiences on investment casting specifically precision casting as well as its work flow.
We got practical as well as theoretical knowledge on machine and their operation procedure.
In terms of practical skill:
Creativity and solving problems.
The ability to analyze and interpret complex data
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Critical thinking and the ability to evaluate design, plan and project
Awareness of ethical issue
Effective assessment and management of risk, resource and time
We have developed a confidence to do the given work practically without any problem and we
also observed that practical works is more simple than theoretical. As we have seen there is a big
difference between theoretical and practical skills. Theoretical knowledge is not always
unfulfilled in practical application through time it might seem that way.
It’s important to realize that in the work place, what matters is not the amount of practical
experience or theoretical back ground that an individual’s has, what matters is how much an
individual is able to effectively deal with the realities around him.
In terms of inter personal communication skill:
During our internship program we had able to build up the following interpersonal relationship
or communication skills.
Truthfulness and honesty
Respectful
Inter-dependent
Friendship
We improve our speaking
We improve our communication skill
To give and collect information
To influence the attitude and behaviors
To form contracts and maintain relationship
In terms of teamwork skill:
active participation
Listens actively
Cooperate and Help other
Demonstrates reliability
Works as a problem solver
Treats other in respectful and supportive manner
Sharing ideas openly and willingly and
Clarifying team goals
In terms of Leadership skill:
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During our internship time, we have been able to upgrade our leadership skills to a whole new
level. To achieve leader ship skills it requires high level commitment to learn from each
experience we face. We have observed that a good leader is well principal individual who
focuses on a common goal and eliminate excess fear and doubt from his employees and work for
a common good of all.
In terms of work ethics:
We have developed about moral duties and obligations.
We have developed sincerity, respect for the job, regularity, punctuality, seriousness.
We have developed how to keep certain information confidential, how to maintaining cordial
relation with the clients and agencies that a company has and how to being prepared to take up
new tasks.
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CHAPTER THREE
3.1 INTRODUCTION
An automobile is one of the most basic and fascinating things that one could own. Cars have now
become a need and it is not only the symbol of luxury anymore. Car maintenance, for example,
is one of the key factors in determining its life span. This includes a basic knowledge of
changing the car’s tire. But replacing a punctured tire has always been a difficult task. Every car
manufacturer provides tools such as L wrench and jack but easy and fast removal of nuts using
these tools requires a skilled person. We designed a remover with 110 pitch circle diameter to
replace L-shaped nut removers and jack which allows driver to remove all nuts at once with less
energy consumption and save time. Several static load analyses were performed in order to find
safety factor of design. The fabrication of all wheel nut removers’ tool was completed by
milling, welding and fitting process. [1]
In a day-to-day life there are many problems where there are needs of lot of effort and time to do
that specific work. A little but important work that all people would do often is opening a wheel
of a vehicle. It is a fact that a huge effort is required to open a single nut of a car wheel and it
will become a tedious task to open the wheel in extreme atmospheric conditions. It also creates
problem when there is an emergency situation.
3.2. PROBLEM STATEMENT
During tire removing Operation the person was supposed to remove individual nuts to remove
the tire which has very high fatigue level.
So, Our Intention was to remove all nuts at a time, to reduce human fatigue level.
Multi-nut opener is a device designed at developed for loosening or tightening of wheel hub nuts
for
Hilux
Land cruiser
Toyota
3.3. OBJECTIVE
When it comes to changing tires, most people find it exhausting and time consuming,
because of the traditional way used for changing tires, which is using the tire lug wrench.
Due to the difficulties that people face in changing tires, we came up with the idea of this
project which is to make the procedure of changing tires much easier and time saving.
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This project has two main objectives, which are designing and manufacturing an
automotive tire changing mechanism, reduce the time taken to change tires and
optimizing the weight of the prototype.
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CHAPTER FOUR
4.1 LITRATURE REVIEW
In our paper Adjustable Multi nut wheel opener is a special purpose tool made to open/close all
the five nuts of a wheel in one time with less effort. Although various methods are used for
opening nuts, they require a lot of effort to open a single nut. The main objective of work is to
develop a single tool with multiple mechanisms, which can be made use during assembling and
dismantling of wheels in automobiles. It can be successfully used as a standard tool irrespective
of the model of the vehicle. Also it can be used in assembly line of automobiles, garages,
workshops and service stations. In the paper of B. Sivakumar a gear or "gear wheel" is a rotating
machine part having cut teeth, or cogs, which mesh with another toothed part in order to transmit
power. Two or more gears working in tandem are called a transmission and produce mechanical
advantages through a gear ratio and thus may be considered a simple machine. Gears are mostly
used in the mechanical field for power transmission, this project report on stress analysis of spur
gears. Spur gear made of cast iron which is use for high strength. In the paper of A. S.Ud gave
Multiple-spindle drilling machines are used for mass production, a great time saver where many
pieces of jobs having many holes are to be drilled. Multi- spindle head machines are used in
mechanical industry in order to increase the productivity of machining systems. The multiple
spindle drilling machines is a production type of machine. It is used to drill two holes in a work
piece simultaneously, in one setting. The holes are drilled on number of work pieces with the
same accuracy. So we adopt the basic design for over project [2]
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3.1.4 Manufacturability
Our project can be manufactured easily, and it can be used in a wide range of applications
such as tire manufacturing companies, workshops and portable using. On one hand,
gears, bearings, and shafts will be manufactured based on their availability in the market.
On the other hand, the motor will be selected based on the calculations of torque,
horsepower and its availability in the market.
3.1.5 Time
As we all know, time is money, and our project is going to perform efficiently and save
time by screwing and unscrewing all lug nuts simultaneously. Instead of using the normal
way to unscrew nuts such as lug wrench, our prototype will allow the user to unscrew all
5 nuts in one move by using a gear train system to generate a torque to unscrew the five
nuts simultaneously
3.1.6 Quality
Quality of projects is a very important aspect of any design, and in our design we are
making sure that the quality of materials used in the system and its parts is good and
meets the standards.
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As shown in figures above, our design has three levels because we couldn’t design a
different size of gears at the one level with a 114.3 PCD without avoiding gear
interference. So, we started to build our design on an actual wheel hub, and we designed
three levels to avoid the gear interference problem. See figure below.
The first level of our design has two driven gears and one driver gear. While the second
level has two driven gears and one driver gear. Lastly, third level has one driven gear and
one driver gear. Therefore, the total number of driven gears is five, and for the driver
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gears it’s three. All driven and driver gears are held by 6 shafts. Moreover, gears and shafts are
held by a circular plate and six ball bearings to reduce the rotational friction
and support radial loads. Finally, in top of the shaft there is a wheel spanner to unscrew
the lug nuts. Table 3.1 shows a summary of the design specification for gears, shafts, and
the circular plate.
Thickness (mm) 14 14 10 -
Pressure angle 20 20 - -
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Figure 4.5 shows the plate used in our project which has 114.3 mm PCD that will hold
the bearing, shafts, gears and spanners.
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Figure 3.6 shows the shafts used that will rotate and transfer the power to other shafts to
unscrew the nuts.
Figure 4.7 shows the driven gears with 31 teeth will rotate and transmit the torque to
other shafts to unscrew the bolts.
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Figure 4.8 shows the driver gears with 15 teeth will rotate and transmit the torque to other
shafts to unscrew the bolts
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4.5 Implementation
Figure 4.9 shows the plate that is made from cast iron with 13 mm thickness. Each hole
has a circle with 47 mm in diameter to hold the bearing from falling down.
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Figure 4.10 shows driven gears with 31 teeth have a keyway to ensure that there is no
relative rotation between two parts and it also enables torque transmission.
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Figure 4.11 shows the 25 mm diameter shafts have keyways to prevent relative rotation.
In figure 4.12, the picture on the left in figure 3.12 shows driver gears with 15 teeth.
While the picture on the right shows the three gears attached to shafts after applying heat
treatment to increase the hardness.
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: socket wrench
it’s a small tool for tightening and loosening nuts of different sizes.
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In figure 4.17, it shows the final prototype from the front view.
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Advantages
Simple in construction.
Less weight
Less cost
It saves time as compared to other devices.
It can operate easily.
Limitations
It will not use for all type of vehicle
It requires man power
Applications
Automobile workshops
Automobile Manufacturing units
Garage
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CONCLUSION
To sum up, we successfully managed to design and manufacture an automotive tire changing
mechanism that can unscrew 6 lug nuts of a wheel simultaneously. In addition, this project can
be used in a variety of applications such as tire manufacturing companies and workshops.
Moreover, while working on this project during the semester, we have gained a lot of skills. For
example, we used the theoretical knowledge that we have gained from mechanical engineering
courses and apply it in our project practically to design and manufacture our prototype.
Additionally, this project wouldn’t have been completed, without the equal contribution of each
team member in completing the tasks. Finally, working on this project taught us how to work
under pressure, especially that this semester was short.
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RECOMMENDATION
We recommended ECWC Nekemte district the following points:
This company should work correlation with Mizan Tepi University to support the student to visit
these automobile parts periodically so, they can understand easily what they learned by theory
when they see practically.
In order to increase accuracy and durability of maintained components, the company should
implement the use of CAD software’s like Solid works and Catia.
In order to decrease time consumption on mounting an engine for test after inspection and
maintenance, the company should invest on buying an engine stand.
Using older machines does not make competent, so the company has to use latest machines such
as CNC machines to become successful company regardless of time management and upgrading
its production capacity
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