JOSEPH W. WILCHER III

STRUCTURAL OPTION

UNION STATION EXPANSION

WASHINGTON DC

Thesis Research

References

Metal Deck Information:

Vulcraft Steel Roof & Floor Deck. Nucor Corporation, 2008.

Truss Design Information and Tables:

Steel Construction Manual. 13th ed. American Institute of Steel Construction, 2005.

Geschwinder, Louis F. Unified Design of Steel Structures. John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2008.

West, Harry H. Fundamentals of Strucutral Analysis. 2nd ed. John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2002.

Foundation Information:

Das, Brasa M. Principles of Foundation Engineering. 6th ed. Nelson, 2007.

Lighting Breadth Information:

IESNA Lighting Handbook. 9th ed. Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, 2002

 

Resources

RAM Structural System

SAP 2000

STAAD Pro 2007

Microsoft Excel

User Note:

"While great efforts have been taken to provide accurate and complete information on the pages of CPEP, please be aware that the information contained herewith is considered a work-in-progress for this thesis project. Modifications and changes related to the original building designs and construction methodologies for this senior thesis project are solely the interpretation of Joseph W. Wilcher III. Changes and discrepancies in no way imply that the original design contained errors or was flawed. Differing assumptions, code references, and methodologies have been incorporated into this thesis project; therefore, investigation results may vary from the original design."