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The following documents aided in the completion of the final report.

Steel Construction Manual.  13th Edition.  American Institute of Steel Construction.  AISC.  2005

The steel manual was used to design the redesign of the patient tower. Member checks were also done and checked using the tables in the manual.

Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, ASCE/SEI 7-05.American Society of Civil Engineers. 2006

ASCE 7-05 was used to determine laterial loads. It was also used to determine drift limits.

Floor Vibrations Due to Human Activity.  American Institute of Steel Construction.  Steel Design Guide Series 11.  AISC.  1997.

AISC Design Guide 11 was used in determining vibration criteria. Chapters 4 and 6 were referenced.

R.S. Means Building Construction Cost Data 2007.  65th Edition.  Waier, Philip R., ed.  R.S. Means, 2007.

RS Means was used to find costs for both the existing structure as well as the steel redesign. Costs were broken up into labor, material, and equipment.

IBC 2006 International Building Code. International Code Council, Inc. Jan 2009.

The International Building Code was used in accordance with other references for all design of the patient tower. IBC also provided information about fireproofing for the new steel design.

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