Testing Procedures

Introduction
The final solution of this project is a pier designed to be suitable to fishing, touring, and other recreational activites. A bulkhead will run along the coast of the beach behind the piers to stop erosion of the land behind it. The finished product should meet all the previously magnified specifications and limitations. The piers will be useful to both professional fishermen and recreational tourists. It will provide enough room to meet the needs of all its visitors. It must pass a safety check in order to ensure its stability. The pier must be structurally sound while still maintaining an atmosphere that is plausible for any and all visitors. The points that must be tested are the pier support beams, materials, structure, and the bulkhead's ability to stand against rough ocean waves. My group and I, the National Park Service, and the Systems Engineering instructors will be administering the testing. The piers and bulkhead must be tested at the site in any and all apparent weather of the Sandy Hook area.


Testing Stages
Preliminary Testing- Exploratory
1. Meet and discuss solutions with the group to ensure all of the solutions fit together.

• Meet with the group
• Discussion of all our solutions down to every last detail
• Decide whether or not project ideas are fitting together as planned

2. Speak with mentor about dock structure to ensure the dock is structurally safe and sound.

• Ask about support beams and railings- make sure safety rules are in check
• Revise any and all small discrepancies that could affect the final solution

3. Check with teachers to make sure all plans are feasible and correct.

• Meet with the teachers
• Show final design solutions
• Ask about its viability and advice on how to fix anything that may be off
• Fix all minor and major discrepancies in the solutions before moving forward

Secondary Testing- Assessment
1. Bring all final solutions back together to determine feasibility.

• Is the concept workable? All pieces must fit together and work together to achieve the final product of a neatly constructed recreational area.
• Check with teachers to make sure they agree that the final solution is 100% feasible.
• Contact mentors for updated information and advice on any and all improvements.

2. Decide whether or not all the solutions are the best  way to achieve the final product.

• If there are any other ideas, they will be presented now at the latest.
• All possible solutions must be brought back to mind to determine whether or not this is the best solution.
• Ask for outside opinions- this area will be open to the public, so the best judge will be the public itself.

3. Is the final solution usable and useful to visiting tourists and fishermen?

• Make sure users are comfortable in such an environment
• Ask relatives, family, friends about what they personally think about the layout
• Use these opinions to add new concepts or better reform the final solution

Tertiary Testing- Validation
1. Check back to all specifications and limitations.

• Use a checklist to ensure the final structure meets all the requirements.
• If the design does not meet all requirements, return to the preliminary testing stage.

Quaternary Testing- Comparison
1. Make sure that the site is more user-friendly, eco-friendly, and stable than the previous site.

• Compare to original site by visitation
• Use the following survey to get user opinions