·

PROJECT PROPOSAL WRITING ASSIGNMENT

NAME REG.NO PROGRAMME EMAIL/CONTACT

Kakuru 2020/A/KME/1450/F BME Kakurustephen12@gmail.com/0756702750
Stephen

DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF INCLINED SIEVE PLATE SAND SIEVING

MACHINE

1.0 Chapter one: introduction

This chapter mainly focuses on the background of the study, problem statement, research
questions, objectives, study’s significance, methodology and the scope of the study.

1.1 Background
03
Construction is one of the important factors that bring about development in a
country and it uses sand during its operations, sand is formed by weathering of rocks

+
over many years, there are two types of used that is natural and manufactured sand
and is made up of quartz mainly(Bola and Ayodeji, 2024).
suitable sand for construction is river sand which has small particle needed for
plastering and finishing operations and is very limited in supply hence need for
crushing rocks and sieving to get required sand particles. Sand sieving is thorough
removal of bigger particles from small particles, traditionally construction sites use
manual methods for sieving sand which results in delayed completion of buildings
-
and low profitability.(Meshram et al., 2022; Multipurpose Sieving Machine | PDF
| Machines | Electric Motor, no date)

--
According to (Khan, 2022) multipurpose sieving machine was fabricated which was
able to be used in sieving sand of different particles because of changing sieve plate
according to sand to be sieved, working principle was based on rotary motion from
motor to main shaft which produced torsional and transverse vibrations hence
#
reciprocating motion of the sieve.it comprised of parts like motor, belt, shaft, fame
and mesh sieve.
~
According to(Ogunwole, 2012) machine for sieving dry sand which used vibratory
motion for sieving, used vibration and reciprocating mechanism was driven by
motor. The hopper was placed at the top of the frame and the sieve connected to the
main frame and having 4 slots for various mesh sizes. Its major limitation was
having no a segregation method for sieved and leftover sand.
From the reviewed literature there is a need to design and fabricate a sand sieving
machine having a sieve plate inclined at an angle to let the residues leave the the
sieve plate automatically without human labor unlike the majority of designed
sieving machines on market. 03
1.2 problem statement
currently most of the construction sites still use manual methods of sand sieving

=
which are inefficient, labor intensive and time-consuming causing delays in

02
construction industry. More so majority of sand sieving machines on market require
manual labor to remove the residues from the sieve plate which involves frequent
stoppages of the machine for the worker to remove the residue and then switch on
the machine to commence sieving which reduces the productivity of the machine to
solve all the above mentions problems, I propose the design and fabrication of an
inclined sieve plate sieving machine.

im
1.3 research questions
1. what are some of the problems faced by construction sites?
2. how to remove residue from the sieve plate without stopping the machine?
3. What is causing low productivity of sand sieving machines?
4. Will the inclined sieve be able to remove residues without human labor?
1.4 research objectives

of
main objective
To design and fabricate inclined sieve plate sand sieving machine
specific objectives
I. To conceptualize the proposed machine

i
II. To design components of the machine
III. To fabricate and assemble machine components
 j
o
1.5 significance

increased need for fine sand to be used in construction at different stages, this requires
effective and efficient sand sieving machines. If the study is successfully conducted,
the proposed machine will eliminate the inefficiencies of available sand sieving
machines and human labor by eliminating frequent stoppages of the machine to remove
residues hence increased productivity, efficiency and profitability of construction
company.

1.6 Methodology z5
The design of an inclined sand sieving machine will follow a systematic approach
starting with requirement analysis and literature review, conceptual design options
are generated and evaluated by CAD software, the design is refined by detailed
engineering drawings and specifications, prototype will be used to validate the
design finally the iterative improvements to optimize the machine

Problem identification, research and analysis

Design conceptualization and evaluation

Design development and detailed design

Prototype testing and evaluation

Final design ,documentation and implementation

1.7 Scope of the study

Delimitations
~
The study will focus on designing and fabricating of sand sieving machine which
focuses on sieving dry sand only, single type of sand that is construction sand for

-
small-scale operations.

26
-
 O Limitations
1. Time constraints
2. Budget constraints
2.0 chapter two: conclusion
in conclusion, this proposal presents design and fabrication of inclined sieve plate sand
sieving machine which is meant to reduce inefficiencies of human labor and available sand
sieving machines which require frequent stoppages to remove residues hence reduced
productivity and profitability, proposed machine will be able to remove the residues
automatically which will increase both productivity and profitability in sand sieving hence
contributing significantly to the construction industry.

5
3.0 project work plan
s/n Activity description Duration
1 Problem identification 3weeks
2 Project title formulation 1week
3 Literature Review 3months
4 Proposal draft writing and 2months
approval
5 Proposal presentation 1 day
6 Design, prototyping and 3months
testing process
7 Final report writing 1month
8 Final report presentation 3weeks

4.0 project budget

s/n
1
Description
Machine components
5 Estimation(ugshs)
3000000
Justification
Motor, belts, cross
sections, bearing
and sieve plates
2 Personal allowance 900000 Travels, food,
mobile data
3 Stationary 50000 Printing, binding
4 Fabrication 2000000 Welding material,
labor, painting
5.0 References
of
Bola, A. and Ayodeji, R. (2024) ‘Development of a Mechanical Sand Sieving Machine with
an Automatic Vibrator’.

Khan, U. (2022) ‘Design and Fabrication of Multi-Sieve Sand Sieving Machine’,

International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology
[Preprint]. Available at:
https://www.academia.edu/88985048/Design_and_Fabrication_of_Multi_Sieve_Sand_Sievin
g_Machine (Accessed: 2 May 2024).

Meshram, H. et al. (2022) ‘Review on Design and Fabrication of Multi-Sieve Sand Sieving
Machine’, 09(05).

Multipurpose Sieving Machine | PDF | Machines | Electric Motor (no date). Available at:
https://www.scribd.com/document/568142904/Multipurpose-Sieving-Machine (Accessed: 2
May 2024).

Ogunwole, O.A. (2012) ‘Design, Construction and Testing of a Dry Sand Sieving Machine’,
Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 16(3). Available at:
https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem/article/view/90866 (Accessed: 2 May 2024).

-
17
-