Andrew J. Covely
Structural

The Helena
601 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019

This is a student-generated Capstone Project e-Portfolio (CPEP) produced in conjunction with the AE Senior Thesis e-Studio.

Depth Work: Structural

The structural work for this proposal will be done by making a spatial analysis of the floor layout and proposing a new column layout to allow for more options as to which floor system to use for the building. The existing building layout only makes a two-way flat plate slab a viable solution. This analysis will open up more options for a floor system which could possibly save time or money for the building's overall project cost.

Breadth Work A: Construction Management

By moving the columns of the building, the footings for the foundation will also have to be moved. This will allow for an analysis of a different foundation system which will be run through estimating and scheduling analyses to determine if a viable alternative is possible.

Breadth Work B: Mechanical

Another issue with re-positioning the columns of the building is the need to inspect the routing of the mechanical ductwork to determine whether or not the ductwork paths need to be re-routed. If the mechanical ductwork needs to be moved, a schematic will be drawn up and compared to the new column layout to make sure the new column positions does not affect the ductwork paths.

Executive Summary of Thesis Proposal (last updated: Dec. 10, 2004)

Executive Summary of Breadth Work (last updated: Dec. 10, 2004)

Thesis Proposal (last updated: Feb. 17, 2004)

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