Welcome to Caitlin Ferrell's AE Senior Thesis e-Portfolio
Thesis Research
Staggered Truss System Research and Design:
AISC Steel Design Guide Series: (14) Staggered Truss Framing Systems. 2002
American Institute of Steel Construction. Manual of Steel Construction – Load And Resistance Factor Design, 3rd Edition. 2001
American Society of Civil Engineers. ASCE Standard 7-02 – Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures. 2003
International Code Council. International Building Code 2003. 2002
PCI Design Handbook. 2005
The New Columbia Joist Company. Steel Joists and Joist Girders. 2002
United Steel Deck. Design Manual and Catalog of Products. 2002
“Benefits of Staggered Truss Systems in Multi-Story Residential and
Other Applications.” Architectural Record. 2006.
<http://archrecord.construction.com/resources/conteduc/archives/0202aisc-1.asp>
Cohen, Michael P. “Design Solutions Utilizing the Staggered-steel
Truss System”, 1986
<http://www.aisc.org/Content/ContentGroups/Documents/Engineering_Journal4/265_EJ
_cohen.pdf>
Hassler, Arthur E. “Erecting the Staggered-truss System: A View from
the Field”,
<http://www.aisc.org/Content/ContentGroups/Documents/Engineering_Journal4/266_EJ
_hassler.pdf>
Scalzi, John B. “The Staggered Truss System-Structural Considerations”,
1971
<http://www.aisc.org/Content/ContentGroups/Documents/Engineering_Journal4/263_EJ
_scalzi.pdf>
Mechanical:
Energy Information Administration
<http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/epm/table5_6_a.html>
Worthington Pump. Pump Selector for Industry.
R.S. Means Mechanical Construction Cost Data 2005.
Acoustics:
Mehta, Johnson, Rocafort. Architectural Acoustics: Principles and Design. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1999
Egan, M. David. Architectural Acoustics. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1988