Technical Assignments
Papers completed during the course of Fall Semester 2005 are designed to assess the current building structure for its effectiveness, and to brainstorm possible alternative solutions.
TECHNICAL ASSIGNMENT ONE - Structural Concepts and Existing Conditions
Executive Summary (.pdf)
Topics Covered Include: Building Structure Summary, Preliminary Gravity and Lateral Loading Analysis, Preliminary RAMSteel Model Results for Gravity Loading, Portal Frame Wind Load Analysis, and Spot Checks for Various Irregular Structural Elements. (October 5, 2005)
Full Report (.pdf)
TECHNICAL ASSIGNMENT TWO - Alternative Structural Floor Systems
Executive Summary (.pdf)
Topics Covered Include: Composite Steel Beams, Non-Composite Steel Beams, Precast Concrete Floor Planks, Steel Joists, One-Way Concrete Slab, Concrete Pan Joists, Two-Way Concrete Slab, and Trus-Joist Manufactured Joists and Girders. (October 31, 2005)
Updated November 22, 2005
Full Report (.pdf)
TECHNICAL ASSIGNMENT THREE - Lateral System Analysis
Executive Summary (.pdf)
Topics Covered Include: Wind and Seismic Load Calculations, STAAD Frame Analysis for Stiffness and Moment Frame Capacity, RAMFrame Analysis for Moment Frame Capacity, and Drift. (November 21, 2005)
Full Report (.pdf)