Technical Report I

Technical Report I studies the structural concepts and existing conditions of the Army National Guard Readiness Center Addition. This report contains a detailed description of the structural system and how the components work together. Wind and Seismic lads were determined and calculations were performed to analyze the design of the building. To view the full report in PDF Format please click on the image to the right.

Technical Report II

Technical Report II is a Pro-Con study of three alternate floor systems and the existing floor system of the Army National Guard Readiness Center Addition. The existing was designed as as a 2-way flat slab with edge beams. The three alternate system that were analyzed include:

Typical bay analysis was used to design each system. All three systems were the compared using various criteria related to cost, contractibility, weight, depth and several others to determine if any of the aforementioned system may be a potential area of interest for the structural proposal of AE Senior Thesis. To view this full report in PDF format please click on the image to the right.

Technical Report III

Technical Report III is a detailed analysis of the lateral system for the Army National Guard Readiness Center Addition. This analysis was completed through hand calculations and the use of a computer model generated by ETABS. Lateral forces determined in the preliminary analysis prepared for Technical Report I were applied to the building's lateral force resisting system of ordinary reinforced concrete shear walls. The output from the ETABS model was compared to the hand calculated values to verify the shear strength of the walls. This report also investigates torsion, shear, building drift, story displacement and overturning moments. Code and industry limits and standards were used to compare to the results and verify the system. To view this full report in PDF format please click on the image to the right.