Welcome to Chris Shelow's AE Senior Thesis e-Portfolio
Technical Assignments
The purpose of this first technical report is to descriptively explain and analyze the existing structural system of the Koshland Integrated Natural Science Center at Haverford College in Pennsylvania.
The purpose of this report is to explore the advantages and disadvantages of four alternative floor systems when compared to the existing floor system. A typical bay from the KINSC has been designed using the four different systems and the pros and cons of each system have been weighed out.
In this report, an extensive analysis was performed on the lateral force resisting system of the KINSC. The main lateral system of the building consistes of precast concrete shear walls as well as a number of CMU block shear walls. A computer model of the building was created correctly identifying the location of the shear walls throughout the building. Both wind and seismic loads were accurately applied to the building model and the model was then analyzed. The lateral system of the building proved to be sufficient to carry the controlling lateral loads.