Design the handles and connections of a sustainable groceries bag that can hold a maximum weight of 30 pounds with a safety factor of 3.

1. How has this project helped you see engineering analysis as a tool to evaluate problems in an industrial environment?

2. How has this project helped you see the value in using your engineering analysis skills to design an product that has value/meaning/use beyond the classroom?

3. What is the value between eyeballing 'stiff enough' vs doing the design work to figure out what is actually 'stiff enough'?

4. What environmental considerations have been taken into account during the design process?