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Thesis Proposal
Revised Thesis Proposal II.pdf
(Mech. Breadth changed to Acoustical Breadth)
This paper is designed to propose an alternative design for the Christiana Hospital. The design will consist of dividing the main clinical tower into separate structures coming together at an expansion joint to decrease the torsional effects on the lateral force resisting system while still maintaining the building’s functionality and architectural appeal. Secondly the current 9½” thick two-way concrete floor system will be redesigned using post-tensioning in an attempt to decrease the slab depth. Designing the building in this manner will require a redesign of the shear walls along with the complete redesign of the floor system. This new structure will be compared to the original design regarding efficiency and constructability.
Along with the redesign of the Christiana Hospital’s structural system two breadth topics will be discussed focusing in the fields of construction management and acoustics. Regarding construction management, the impact of the redesign on overall project cost and the construction schedule will be addressed. Concerning the acoustics breadth, the major conference room in the conference wing of the Christiana Hospital will be checked to see if reverberation time criterion are met along with transmission loss criterion for the walls.