Thesis Research

Codes and Standards

International Code Council.
2003 International Building Code
. Falls Church Virgina: The Council, 2003
The 2003 IBC documents the equations and techniques appropriate for the design of buildings. The information in this book was used in all the areas of my thesis to ensure compliance with existing standards and the law.
ACI Committee 318.
Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete: (ACI 318-02) and Commentary (ACI 318R-02)
. Farmington Hills, MI: American Concrete Institute, 2002
ACI 318 specifies the codes and standards for concrete design. This document describes requirements for the design of two-way slabs and pre-stressing. It also provides standards for the footing design under the new shear walls.

Shear Walls

Masonry Designers' Guide: based on Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures (ACI 530-02/ASCE 5-02/TMS 402-02) and Specifications for Masonry Structures (ACI 530.1-02/ASCE 6-02/TMS 602-02)
. Boulder, CO: Masonry Society, 2003
The Masonry Designers' Guide provides processes and examples for the design and detailing of masonry structures. In particular, information regarding the placement of reinforcing steel in masonry was drawn from this source.

Pre-stress Two-way Slab

Nilson, Arthur H. et al.
Design of Concrete Structures
. 13th ed. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2004
Design of Concrete Structures
 is a text book used in concrete courses in the Architectural Engineering curriculum. The book details processes of determining loads in two-way slab systems and calculating deflections in concrete members. In addition, the appendices contain several tables and charts that aid in concrete design.
McCormac, Jack C.
Design of Reinforced Concrete
. 6th ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley, 2005
Design of Reinforced Concrete
 covers the same material as
Design of Concrete Structures
, but sometimes has better explanations. In particular, this book's explanation of the process for designing pre-stressed and post-tensioned members was very valuable.

Underfloor Air Distribution

Bauman, Fred S.
Underfloor Air Distribution (UFAD) Design Guide
. Atlanta, GA: American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, 2003
The
Underfloor Air Distribution (UFAD) Design Guide
 describes a process for designing UFAD systems. The design of my implementation of UFAD will follow the guidelines in this book.

Auditorium Lighting

Hughes, S. David.
Electrical Systems in Buildings
. Boston, MA: Dlemar Publishers, Inc. 1988
Electrical Systems in Buildings
 is a text book used in the introductory lighting course in Architectural Engineering. The material in the book covers the design of lighting systems, circuit boxes, and wiring plans. Additionally, tables and charts throughout the book provide important information related to lighting design.