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Progress Report
PROJECT TITLE
TEST BENCH UPGRADING AND SYSTEM INTERFACING FOR ULTRASONIC
MEASUREMENT

MUHAMMAD ASHRAF BIN ZULKAFLI

IC NO: 890508-06-5073
STUDENT ID: 2011613222

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BACHELOR DEGREE PROJECT PROGRESS

A. PROPOSED PROJECT

1. PROJECT TITLE:
TEST BENCH UPGRADING AND SYSTEM INTERFACING FOR ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT

2. STUDENT NAME:
MUHAMMAD ASHRAF BIN ZULKAFLI

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A. PROJECT ABSTRACT
(Abstract of the proposed project in not more than 200 words):

(20 MARKS)

Lubricant is an important approach used to reduce friction between one or more contacting
surfaces. This is turn will lead to reduced amount of heat generated. The lubricant
properties are therefore very important due to its influence on the wear and efficiency of
the component. This study is conducted to determine the ultrasonic signals reflection
produced from different lubricant as well as its film thickness. The necessary apparatus are
used to measure the relevant parameters such as the reflection coefficient, R and the film
thickness, h are to be upgraded to enable it to have a live data feed instead of the previous
method of having to manually extract the data into the computer.

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B. PROJECT BACKGROUND
(Describe the background of your project)

(20 MARKS)

Lubrication refers to the approach used to reduce wear of one or more surfaces in
close proximity and moving relative to each other by separating the surfaces using a
substance called lubricant to transport the load between the opposing surfaces. From
practical experience, we know that by adding lubricant to a solid-solid contact will
significantly reduce friction and wear. Friction and wear has long been studied since the
functioning of many mechanical systems that depends on the appropriate friction and wear
value. The consequences of lubricant failure can be seen by increase in friction and wear
and the total failure of the mechanical system. Though the same can be said for over
lubrication as over lubrication of a moving surfaces leads to senseless energy expending
due to it trying to overcome churning losses. Due to this, the number of articles and papers
regarding the study of lubricant properties are gradually increasing.

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C. PROBLEM STATEMENT
(Please state clearly the problem of the proposed project)

(20 MARKS)
The previous set up of the measuring apparatus needs to have the user manually extract the
data from the oscilloscope, and then manually tabulated and processed in the Labview
software. This extra process is deemed as waste of time and effort as the user needs to
constantly work their way through manually tabulating and analyzing the data in the
Labview, thus the need for an upgrade of the current interface.
Another problem encountered for this interfacing project is the rate of transfer of the date
from the oscilloscope to the PC if live feed were to be used in the data acquisition process.
Thus a proper connection medium needs to be established to ensure that data transferred to
the PC is of a desired rate which is not too slow. Too slow of a transfer rate will result in
the loss of data, thus making the measuring process of the parameters to be not accurate.

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OBJECTIVES & EXPECTED RESULTS

(Please state the objectives and expected results of the proposed project)

(40 MARKS)
Objectives:
1. To develop a real time data processor system for ultrasonic measurement of film
thickness in a solid-liquid interface.
2. To measure viscosity of different lubricants through the use of ultrasonic reflection
method utilized in the developed system.

3. To compare the values obtained manually from the oscilloscope to the PC with the
data obtained through live feed to determine whether or not there is any difference
which might lead to error in measurements. Proper rectifying processes are done to
ensure that the accuracy of the measurements is at its best.

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Expected results:

Figure 1: Observation of attenuation and time shift in time domain signals

Figure 2: Amplitude spectrum of ultrasonic signal after FFT

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E. SCOPE OF WORK
(Describe the scope of the project)

(20 MARKS)

The scope of work for this project will focus primarily on the upgrading the interfacing
process of the ultrasound measurement technique for film thickness by using the Labview
software. The current set up of the measuring apparatus has no ability of obtaining live
data processing feed of the relevant measured ultrasonic parameters, where the date stored
in the oscilloscope has to be manually extracted to the computers Labview.

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PROJECT METHODOLOGY

(Describe the procedures and methods to be used to achieve the project objectives)

(40 MARKS)

Literature Review

Identifying the all the equations used in obtaining the relevant parameters as well as the relevant software & hardware in use

Recognizing what connection is viable to connect the oscilloscope to the Labview software(PC). In which it is decided that the Ethernet cable shall b

Generate the necessary interface based on the previous apparatus set up.

Obtain a live feed connection between the computer and the Labview and generate the necessary data acquisition for data analysis

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G. LITERATURE REVIEW & REFERENCES

(Previous work done on the field of study and anything that you consider to be relevant to the hypothesis or research
question and to its investigation.)

(60 MARKS)

Non-destructive Testing
It is defined as wide group of analysis techniques used in science and industry to help
evaluate the properties of a material without impairing its usefulness.[1] Commonly used
techniques are:
1.

MT Magnetic Particle Testing

2.

PT Dye Penetrant Testing

3.

RT - Radiographic Testing

4.

UT-Ultrasonic Testing

5.

VT-Visual Testing(VI Visual Inspection)

In this research, the focus is going to be more on Ultrasonic testing.

Machine Health Monitoring
Machine Health Monitoring or Condition Monitoring is the process of monitoring the
condition of a machine with the intent to predict mechanical wear and failure. Noise,
temperature and vibration are used as parameters to indicate the state of the machine.
Trends in the data helps provide health information about the machine faults early, which
prevents unexpected failure which in turn leads to costly repair.
It is considered as both valuable and important as it helps provides the health information
of the machine. Information obtained through this process can be used to help flag warning
signs early, to help organizations stop unscheduled outages, optimize machine performance
and reduce repair time and maintenance costs.[2]
The Figure 1.1 below shows the warning signs of a machine failure.

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Emergency
Stop

Figure 1.1: The warning signs of a machine failure

Using a machine condition monitoring system, signs of machine failures can be detected
months before repair is necessary, allowing for proper maintenance scheduling and
shutdown.
Ultrasound
The visible spectrum and the audio spectrum correspond to the standard human receptor
response function and covers frequencies from 20Hz to 20kHz, however with age, the
upper limit is reduced significantly. The human band is only a tiny slice of the total
available bandwidth for both light and sound. For both cases of light and sound, the full
bandwidth can be narrated by a complete and unique theory, that of electromagnetic waves
for optics and the theory of stress waves in material media for acoustics.
Ultrasound is characterized as an oscillating sound pressure wave with a frequency greater
than the upper limit of the human band as mentioned before above the 20kHz upper
limit. It goes up into the megahertz range and finally stops at around 1GHz, goes over into
what is conventionally called the hypersonic domain. The full spectrum is depicted in
Figure 1.2 below, where the typical ranges for the situation of interest are shown.

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Medical Imaging

Acoustic Sensors
Guided Waves

cavitation

Acoustic Microscopy

Nondestructive Evaluation

Surface Acoustic Waves

f (Hz)

Figure 1.2: Common frequency ranges for various ultrasonic processes. Source (David, J.
et al., 2012)
Ultrasonic
Ultrasonic is the application of ultrasound. It has many applications and covers a very
broad range of disciplines such as chemistry, physics, engineering, biology, food industry,
medicine, oceanography, seismology and so on. All of these applications are based on two
distinct features of ultrasonic waves which are:
1. Ultrasonic waves travel slowly, about 100,000 times slower than electromagnetic
waves. This makes way to display information in time, creating variable delay, and
so on.
2. Ultrasonic waves are able to penetrate opaque materials, whereas many other types
of radiations such as visible light cannot. Since ultrasonic wave source are
inexpensive, sensitive and reliable, this produces a highly desirable way to probe
and image the interior of the opaque objects. [2:1-2]
Wave Propagation
Wave propagation is defined as the direction of which the waves travel. With respect to the
direction of the oscillation relative to the direction of the propagation, we are able to
determine between longitudinal waves and transverse waves.
Ultrasonic waves can be classified into four groups which is:
1. Longitudinal (or Compression) waves

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2. Transverse (or Shear) waves

3. Rayleigh (or Surface) waves
4. Lamb (or Plate) waves
Longitudinal and transverse waves are two modes of propagation most often used in
ultrasonic testing.
Longitudinal or compression waves are where the oscillation occurs in the longitudinal
direction or the direction of the wave propagation. It can be said the particles which goes
through a longitudinal waves is subjected to movement which moves parallel to the
direction of the waves. The Figure 1.3 below shows particles movement subjected to
longitudinal waves.

Figure 1.3: Particles oscillating due to longitudinal waves

Transverse waves are when the particles oscillate at a right angle or transverse to the
direction of the propagation. It can be deduced that the particle of the medium oscillates
perpendicular to the waves direction of travel. Figure 1.3 below depicts the particles
movement subjected to transverse waves.[3]

Figure 1.4: Particles oscillating due to transverse waves

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Time Domain
Time domain is defined as the study of mathematical functions, physical signals, time
series of economics, environmental data, with respect to time. In the time domain, the
signal or functions value is noted for all real numbers for the case of continuous time, or at
various separate instants in the case of discrete time.
One of the most commonly used tools which operates in the time domain, is an
oscilloscope. It is used to visualize real world signals in the time domain. The Figure 1.5
below shows an example of data depicted with respect to time.

Figure 1.5
Frequency Domain
Like the time domain, it is the analysis of the above mentioned parameters although it is
analyzed with respect to frequency rather than time. Unlike the time-domain graph where it
shows how much a signal changes over time, the frequency-domain graph depicts how
much of the signal located within each frequency band over a range of frequencies.
Real world signals received in the time domain can be transformed to in terms of
frequency domain by utilizing mathematical operators called transform. The data depicted
in terms of frequency domain shall be used in this research for data processing to obtain
the necessary parameters. The Figure 1.6 below shows an example of data tabulated with
respect to time.

Figure 1.6

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Oil Film Thickness

The thickness of the oil film is considered to be a key parameter in terms of the study in
tribology. If the film thickness is too thin, it will result in high friction and wear due to the
occurrence of surface contact. Likewise if the film thickness is too thick, it will result in
senseless energy expending due to it trying to overcome churning losses. The film is so
thin that measurement of the bulk separation of the components is not sensitive enough to
determine its film thickness. Electrical resistance & capacitance and optical methods have
proved to be viable methods however the above mentioned approaches require
modifications to the bearing machinery which usually precludes their application outside
of the laboratory.
Ultrasonic Reflection Method
Ultrasonic reflection method shows promise for non-invasive oil film measurement
technique. An ultrasonic transducer coupled to the outside of a bearing and a wave
transmitted through the bearing shell. When the wave strikes an oil film, the wave is
partially reflected in which the proportion wave reflected known as the reflection
coefficient depends on the thickness of the oil film.
Any operation that has got to do with the application of ultrasonic waves has it transmitted
from one medium to another where the measurement or actuation is to be performed. The
objectives include retaining a wave in a given medium and preventing it from radiating
outside of the controlled environment. [3:101]
It is said that when an ultrasound is incident on a boundary between two different
interfaces, some of the energy is reflected and some transmitted. The acoustic property of
the two interfaces plays a part in influencing both the reflection and transmission behavior
of the displacement waves at the boundary. [4:958]

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The proportion of the incident signal reflected or the reflection coefficient, R can be
depicted by the equation below.
R=

z 1z 2
z1 + z 2

Where: z is the acoustic impedance of the media (given by the product of density and the
speed of sound).
The subscript is as reference to the two interfaces. ( z 1 &

z2 )

The transmission coefficient, T where the proportion of the incident signal transmitted can
be analyzed as the equation below.
T=1-R

If the ultrasound is incident on a multi-layered system, then the signal transmitted or

reflected is said to be superposition of the resulting application of equation 1 and 2 at each
boundary. Figure 1.7 below shows an ultrasonic beam incident on typical lubricated
contact, which consists of a three layered system of steel-lubricant-steel.

Figure 1.7: Schematic of an ultrasonic beam incident on a lubricated contact. Source

(Dwycer-Joyce, R.S et al., 2003)
The steel either side of the lubricant represents the bearing elements, such as the bush and
shaft in a journal bearing, or the ball and raceway in a rolling element bearing.

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It is inferred that if the oil layer is sufficiently thick, or the ultrasonic wave bundle little
enough, then the reflections from the top and bottom bearing surfaces are discrete in time.
This expresses that if the speed of sound in the lubricant is known then the thickness of the
oil film can be dictated by measuring the time of flight (ToF) between the two reflections.
The amplitude of these reflected pulses can likewise be figured from equation 1 and 2, with
the assumption that the losses in the lubricants are small. The ToF method is normally used
for thickness gauging of metallic parts and for corrosion checking. The ToF method gets to
be less precise as the lubricant film gets to be thinner until for very thin layers, the
reflected pulses overlap and it gets difficult to determine the discrete reflection. The
thickest lubricant films are of or less than 50 m thick, consequently the ToF system is
rarely applicable.
It is a challenge to extract the thickness information from the reflections that are
overlapping in the time domain, for a practical lubricant film. Thus, comes the approach of
a quasi-static spring model which interprets and measures the amplitude of the reflected
signal provided that the lubricant-film thickness is so small that the frequency of the first
through-thickness resonance is above the measurable range. [4:959]
The response of a thin intermediate layer between two solid bodies to an ultrasonic wave
can be determined using a quasi-static spring model. The magnitude of the reflection
coefficient, |R| when the ultrasound is normally incident is given by:

|R| =

( z 1 z 2)2 + K 2 ( z 1z 2)2
( z 1 z 2 )2 + K 2 (z 1 + z 2)2

Where: is the angular frequency of the ultrasonic wave

z is the acoustic impedance(the product of the wave speed, c and the density,

and the subscripts of 1 & 2 refer to the materials either side of the layer.
K is the stiffness of the interfacial layer, and represents the compression of the
layer with changing contact pressure.
In the context of such thin layers (thin with respect to the ultrasonic wavelength), the
reflection is dominated by the stiffness of the layer and it is assumed that mass and
damping have insignificant contribution to the coefficient of reflection.

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For analysis purposes, the layer can be a film of homogenous material(liquid or solid)
between two solid mediums, or a region of reduced stiffness, for example a rough surface
contact. This quasi-static spring model has been successful in the study of adhesive bonds,
cracks under compressive loading and rough surface contact phenomenon.
Oil films in engineering bearing component are typically very thin (and acoustically
dissimilar from the bearing materials) and through the spring model approach provides a
suitable method for interpreting their ultrasonic response. The stiffness of the oil film is a
function of its bulk modulus, B and film thickness, h according to:
K=

B
h

Or in terms of the oils acoustic properties:

K=

c 2
h

Where:

is the density of the oil

c is the speed of sound through the oil

The combinations of equation 3 and 5 help construct a relationship between reflection

coefficient and liquid film thickness. Ultrasonic studies above rely on the measurement of
reflection coefficient i.e the fraction of incident wave reflected. The proportion is obtained
through the reflection from the interface is compared to the reflection from a material/air
interface where the complete reflection occurs. This requires the surfaces on either side of
the interface to be separated and a reference measurement taken against which following
reflections are compared. In the case of a journal bearing film monitoring this entails
removal of the journal from the bush.
This reference taking procedure is considered to be not ideal, as the process requires
having to stop the machinery and to have the components disassembled before film
thickness can be measured. The reference then can be subjected to degradation with time
as well to temperature changes. Measuring new references by disassembly is at least costly
and under certain conditions makes oil film monitoring unfeasible. [6:2-3]

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Ultrasonic Reflection at an Oil Film

Figure 1.8below shows a three layered system, each layer having an associated speed of
zi .

sound c, and acoustic impedance,

Medium 0

T1

T0

T2
Medium 2

R0

R1

Medium 1

x=0

x=h

x
Figure 1.8: Schematic diagram of an ultrasonic wave travelling through a three-layer
system. Source (Reddyhoff, T. et al., 2005)
An incident acoustic displacement wave of unit amplitude propagating in medium 1 in the
direction of x can be represented with the equation ui = e i(t x /c )
i

At the interface between media 1 and 0, a fraction of the wave is transmitted into medium
0, while the other fraction is reflected back into medium 1. The part of the wave
transmitted through an interface is denoted as the transmission coefficient, T, while the part
reflected back is denoted as the reflection coefficient, R. The total displacements in media
1, 0, and 2 are therefore given by:
u1 (x) =
e

ix
c1

u0 (x) = T e
0
u2 (x) = T e
2

2
0

ix
c0
ix
c2

R1 e
+

ix
c1

R0 e

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By having the term

e it

omitted for simplicity. Differentiating the formulas with respect

to x and applying the stress strain relationship gives the stress in each medium, .
E1
ix
( e c
c1

1 ( x ) = i
T0e

0( x ) =

2 ( x ) = i
Ei

Where

R 1 e

10

ix
c0

E0

c0

ix
c1

R0 e

ix
c0

11

ix
E2
( T e c )
c2
2
2

is the Youngs Modulus of medium

i . The modulus is the replaced by the

acoustic impedance ( Ei=z i c i ) so equations 9 to eleven become:

1 ( x ) = i z 1 ( e
ix
c0

T0e
i z 0

0( x ) =

ix
c1

R 1 e

ix
c1

12

)
13

2 ( x ) = i z 2 ( T e
2

R0 e

ix
c2

ix
c0

14

With the assumption that interfaces 1-0 and 0-2 are perfectly bonded and have negligible
mass, then the boundary conditions of continuous stress and displacement are:
u1 (0) = u0 (0) ; u0 (h) = u2 (h)
1 (0) = 0 (0) ; 0 (h) = 2 (h)

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By combining this relationships, we can obtain the equation below:

R 1=

ih
c0

ih
c0

( z 1 + z 0 ) ( z 0z 2 )e ( z 0z 1 )( z0 + z 2 )

ih
c0

17

ih
c0

( z 0z 1 ) ( z 2z 0 ) +e ( z1 + z 0 ) ( z 0z 2 )

The above equation is used as the exact analytical solution for the reflection coefficient
from a three layered system. This equation shall be simplified further by utilizing the
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Taylor series expansion for the special case where the intermediate layer is thin and of
lower acoustic impedance than the surrounding interface. Thus we obtain the below
equation:
R=

z 0 ( z 1z 2 )+ ih/c0 (z 1 z 2z 20)
z 0 ( z 1 + z 2 )+ ih/c0 (z 1 z 2+ z 20 )
18

If

z 0 is small compared to

z 1 and

z 2 , it is then reduced to:

19

( z1z 2 ) +ih/ z 0 c0 ( z 1 z 2)
R=
( z 1+ z 2 ) +ih/ z 0 c 0 (z 1 z 2 )
The acoustic impedance, z is then substituted as z =

( z1z 2 ) +ih/ 0 c 20 (z 1 z 2)
R=
2
( z 1+ z 2 ) +ih/ 0 c 0 ( z 1 z 2)

which leads it to become:

20

Combining equation (20) with equation (5) gives the reflection coefficient in terms of layer
stiffness K which depicts the reflection coefficient as a complex quantity containing
amplitude and phase information is obtained as below:
21

( z 1z 2 ) +i/ K ( z 1 z 2)
R=
( z 1 + z 2 )+ i/K (z1 z 2)

The reflection coefficient above, R has been derived in terms of displacement. If the
amplitude of the reflection coefficient is determined from equation (19) and equation (5) is
used to substitute oil film thickness, then the basic amplitude spring model, equation (3) is
obtained.

2 z 1 z 22 (
z 21 z22 (

)
K

2
) +(z 1 +z 2)2
K

( z 21z 22 )+ z 21 z 22( K )
2 2

z 1 z2 (

2
2

2
) +(z 1 + z 2)
K

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Figure 1.9: Representation of the reflection coefficient from an intermediate layer as a

complex quantity on an Argand diagram. Source (Dwycer-Joyce, R.S et al., 2003)
From the figure 1.9, it can be seen that the phase shift, R associated with the reflection
coefficient(i.e the phase difference between the incident and the reflected waves) is
obtained by the trigonometry equation (20)
2 z 1 z 22
K
R=arctan (
)
2
2 z 1 z2
( z 1z 2 ) + K

( )

The phase difference, between an incident and reflected wave, thus varies from 0 for a
thick film (K 0 ), to

/2

for a thin film (K ) as shown in Figure 1.10. It

should be considered that if the second medium were acoustically less dense than the first (
z 2< z 1 ), then the phase difference for a vanishingly thin film would be . [6:4-6]

Figure 1.10: Schematic representation of the phase difference and amplitude reduction
between an incident and reflected wave at thick and thin oil films. Source (Dwycer-Joyce,
R.S et al., 2003)

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http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/ndt-non-destructive-testing-d_314.html

2.

http://www.ni.com/white-paper/6511/en/pdf

3.

David, J., Cheeke, N. Fundamentals and Applications of Ultrasonic Waves. New York, NY: CRC
Press, 2012, pp. 1-2

4.

Dwycer-Joyce, R.S., Drinkwater, B.W. and Donohoe, C.J (2003). The measurement of lubricantfilm thickness using ultrasound Proceedings of the Royal Society Series A: Mathematical Physical
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https://www.ndeed.org/EducationResources/CommunityCollege/Ultrasonics/Physics/wavepropagation.htm

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Reddyhoff, T., Kasolang, S., Dwyer-Joyce, R.S. and Drinkwater, B.W. (2005). The phase shift of
an ultrasonic pulse at an oil layer and determination of film thickness Proceedings of the Institution
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H. PRELIMINARY OUTCOME
(Discuss the current status & expected outcomes of the project)

(80 MARKS)

Figure 2.1: The graph of amplitude against time data for SAE40 oil depicted in the
Labview

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Figure 2.2: The graph of amplitude against time for the reference signals.

Figure 2.3: The amplitude data of the SAE40 oil plotted against frequency after the Fast
Fourier Transformation

Figure 2.4: The amplitude data of the reference signal plotted against frequency after the
Fast Fourier Transformation thickness, h.

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Figure 2.5: The reflection coefficient, R plotted against multiple data points
The value of reflection coefficient, R obtained for the SAE oil is at 0.955139. All the above
figures are interfaces taken from the Labview for measurement process of the reflection
coefficient, R. This was done by manually extracting the data from the oscilloscope and
tabulating it in the Labview, thus our expected outcome at the end of this project is to have
the live feed measurements value up to par with the manually extracted data.
I.

PROJECT PLANNING

(List the main activities of the project. Indicate the length of time needed for each activity.)

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