A. BRIEF HISTORY F.

FINAL DESIGN
Up to 100 million people are homeless throughout the world, the
majority of them women and dependent children, according to Dr. Wally
N'Dow of United Nation.
Transportable Homeless Shelter Retractable Bed
There are up to 100 rough sleepers in Auckland city and an estimated
300-400 people living without permanent or secure housing.
A lack of affordable housing has been a primary reason for
Problem Statement
homelessness for the last two decades. A durable design for a, compact and movable shelter for the homeless.
Government Agencies and communities have assisted homeless people
with other basic survival needs except a proper shelter.
D. CONCEPTS
B. DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS Box Bed Cardboard Shelter
1) Box Bed 2) Retractable Bed The idea of a box bed involves a compactable combination of a Homeless people have been using card board boxes as a
Material Quantity Material Quantity bed and a trolley. Due to its versatility and simplicity in its makeshift shelter for many years. It has major advantages and
assembly, it is one of the concepts thought for the idea of a disadvantages:
Canvas 2 meters Canvas 4 meters
transportable homeless shelter. Its rigidity and durability offers a ADVANTAGES
Water Proof 2 sheets (2.4 Water Proof 2 sheets (2.4 m x 1. Cardboard is very cheap.
Board 1.2 m)
prolong use of a shelter for the homeless.
Board m x 1.2 m) 2. At times its even free.
The Box Bed is extendable to
Foam 2 m x 0.8m Woven Belt 4 straps (2 meters 3. Its versatile, meaning it can be bent and shaped.
provide proper support for a person during their time of rest.
Mattress in all) 4. Its not rigid so can easily be knocked down.
The process of extension involves a very simple action of the
Velcro 2 meters Velcro 2 meters removal of two locking pins. To cover the exterior of the frame 5. Its disposable and recyclable.
Zip 2 meters Zip 2 meters we have used water proof board. The canvas sheet is used to 6. Its transportable.
Press Button 100 Press Button 100 cover the top. There are four wheels for easy transport. Availability of cardboard makes it the most sought after
Caster Wheels 4 Wheels 2 homeless shelter. It can be replaced at any time as it is easily
Steel Square 20 meters 10 Aluminium 10 meters available.
DISADVANTAGES The final design is a compactable, retractable transportable bed. Its
Section m – 30x30mm Square Section (30mm x 30mm)
(25mmx25mm) 1. Not weather resistant. light weight, easy to transport. By releasing the locking pins one can
10m –
25x 25mm) 2. Collapsible. extend the bed to its full length. It includes two movable and two fixed
Round Tube 1.5 meters
3. Starts perishing after some time. woven straps along its length to support the weight of a person’s body.
Round Tube 2meters
Hinge 1 4. Fixings are not permanent. A removable canvas sheet is fastened to the stretcher bed which forms a
5. Requires multiple pieces to be able to construct a suitable waterproof cover over the person.
Locking Pins 2 Locking Pins 6
shelter. Favorable points:
6. Difficult to transport due to its bulkiness when erected. 1. Retractable – This makes it easy to transport such as a travel
luggage bag.
C. RESEARCH Once the cardboard is discarded it becomes litter and is an eye 2. Its simplicity to assemble – By releasing six locking pins one can
People are constantly coming up with sore to the public. The litter is also unhealthy for general extend the bed to its full size. No special tools are required for the
different ideas in regards to building a environment. The risk of a fire hazard is increased by the assembly.
shelter for homeless, to continue this cardboard inflammability. The cardboard does not offer proper 3. Less complicated to manufacture – There are less intricate
trend we decided to design not only a support for a person sleeping on the floor. components.
homeless shelter but a transportable When the box bed is not in use the owner can use it as a trolley 4. Its cost efficient – As compared to the box bed concept as it uses
homeless shelter. to cart his belongings. less material in the design of its frame.
The basic requirement for a homeless Due to its manufactured cost the box bed can be revised which 5. Light weight – Due to its simple design its weight has dramatically
shelter needs to be rigid, durable and lead to the final design concept. reduced which makes it simple to transport in confined, narrow
weather resistant as it would be used in areas.
It’s construction is simple and could easily be mass produced. It’s light
harsh environment. It also needs to
provide the basic sleeping
E. CALCULATIONS The bending moment diagram indicates the bending moment
withstood by the beam section along the length of the beam. weight and rigid structure allows versatility in its handling of one
comfortability. The shearing force (SF) at any section of a beam represents the The bending moment at any point along the beam is equal to person. The advantages of the retractable bed features a desirable
The image on the right hand tendency for the portion of the beam on one side of the section the area under the shear force diagram up to that point. concept of a Transportable Homeless Shelter.
side is of a movable homeless to slide or shear laterally relative to the other portion. The design is suitable and meets the problem statement.
shelter which is very bulky thus The shear force diagram indicates the shear
difficult for transportation. It force withstood by the beam section along the
length of the beam.
has poor access ability to many
places. It is restricted to its G. BILIOGRAPHY
terrain as its heavy and difficult 1. http://cubeme.com/blog/2010/03/25/homeless-shelter-by-paul-elkins/
for one person to carry. 2. http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/auckland/introduction/safer/home
Calculation to determine the reactions: 3. http://www.ehow.com/about_4596170_interesting-facts-homeless-
Due to its bulkiness and size it ΣMc = 0 (taking clockwise as +ve at point C) people.html#ixzz1K1eQ6yAe
has to be left unattended when (Ra x L) – (W x L/2) = 0 4. http://www.civilcraftstructures.com/civil-subjects/shear-force-and-
the owner is strolling in malls, So, Ra = W/2 [in kN] The bending moment is the sum of the product of each force bending-moment-as-structural-basics/
etc. ΣFy = 0 (taking vertical ↑ as +ve) and its distance of x from the section either left or right. 5. http://blimeyhottea.blogspot.com/
But the concept of having a transportable shelter is quite ideal relative Ra + Rc – W = 0 Distributed loads are calculated buy summing the product of
to its compactness and size. This lead to the development of our
concept of Retractable Transportable Homeless Shelter.
W/2 + Rc – W = 0 the total force (to the left of the section) and the x distance of Rishi Dharamraj & Karan S Grewal
So, Rc = W/2 [in kN] the distributed load centroid.