Chris McCune

Structural Option
Eight Tower Bridge
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania

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

Chris' Progress Log and Scheduled Work

Chris' CPEP Website News

Date Announcement 
8.30.2005 Started 5th year course work started
9.16.2005 Web page is up and running
10.05.2005 Technical Assignment #1 complete
10.12.2005 Building Abstract complete
10.31.2005 Technical Assignment #2 complete
11.07.2005 Technical Assignment #1 resubmitted
11.10.2005 AE Career Fair
11.21.2005 Technical Assignment #3 complete
12.12.2005 Thesis Proposal Submitted
12.19.2005 Site Visit Conducted
1.09.2006 Spring Semester work started
1.16.2006 Thesis Research Proposal Updated
3.06.2006 Spring Break: Springhill, Louisiana with Habitat for Humanity
3.22.2006 Three weeks until presentation
4.07.2006 Final paper submited!
4.12.2006 Final presentation delivered!
6.05.2006 Begin work at Smislova, Kehnemui & Associates!


Chris' Scheduled Work for Spring 2006

Week Of Task/Event 
1.9.2006 Classes Start
Researching/Consult on Post-tensioning systems
1.16.2006 Researching/Consult on Post-tensioning systems
1.23.2006 Design of post-tensioned concrete floor system
1.30.2006
2.6.2006
Additional concrete system elements designed
(columns, two-way slabs, edge beams, etc.)
2.13.2006 Shear wall design
2.20.2006 System modeled using computer software
2.27.2006 Development of cost estimate/construction schedule for comparison
3.6.2006 ******Spring Break******
3.13.2006 Mechanical Breadth work
3.20.2006 Composition of paper/wrap up of research
3.27.2006 Final paper finishing touches/presentation prepared
4.3.2006 Final Paper Due
4.5.2006 Presentation preparation
4.12.2006 Presentation scheduled for 4:20pm
4.28.2006 Review of senior thesis experience
5.1.2006 Final review and CPEP site final check

View a full schedule of work for January

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