STRUCTURAL DEPTH

THE FOCUS OF THIS THESIS IS TO ALTER THE LATERAL RESISTING SYSTEMS IN THE NEW YORK POLICE ACADEMY. THE MOST EFFICIENT COMBINATION OF LATERAL RESISTING SYSTEMS WILL BE CHOSEN BASED ON THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: FRAME STIFFNESS, LATERAL MOVEMENT, DIRECT SHEAR, TORSIONAL SHEAR, EFFECTS ON ARCHITECTURE AND THE EFFECTS ON COST AND SCHEDULE. AFTER THE MOST EFFICIENT COMBINATION OF LATERAL RESISTING SYSTEMS IS CHOSEN, THE CONNECTIONS WILL BE RE-DESIGNED TO SUIT THE NEW SYSTEMS. THE CONNECTIONS OF THE EXISTING SYSTEMS ARE COMPLEX AND WILL BE ALTERED IN ORDER TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY IN REGARD TO CONSTRUCTION.

BREADTH I - ARCHITECTURE

THE CHANGE IN LATERAL RESISTING SYSTEMS ALTERS THE GLASS FACADE OF THE NEW YORK POLICE ACADEMY CALLING FOR A COMPLETE RE-DESIGN OF THE NORTH- AND SOUTH- ELEVATIONS.

BREADTH II - CONSTRUCTION

THE CHANGE IN LATERAL RESISTING SYSTEMS YIELDS SIMPLER AND LESS LABOR INTENSIVE CONNECTIONS. THIS DIRECTLY EFFECTS PREFABRICATION, LENGTH AND SKILL OF LABOR, AND THE CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCE. THIS ALTERATION IS MEANT TO INCREASE THE RATE OF CONSTRUCTION AND DECREASE COSTS.

GRADUATE COURSE INTEGRATION

THE STRUCTURAL DEPTH OF THE THESIS PROPOSAL DIRECTLY CORRELATES TO TWO GRADUATE LEVEL COURSES. THE BUILDING WILL BE MODELED AND ANALYZED IN ETABS, WHICH REFLECTS INFORMATION TAUGHT IN AE 597A, COMPUTER MODELING. THIS MODEL WILL BE USED TO EVALUATE THE BUILDING UNDER WIND AND SEISMIC LOADS. THE ALTERATION TO STEEL CONNECTIONS WILL ALSO INCLUDE MATERIAL TAUGHT IN AE 534, STEEL CONNECTIONS.

REVISED THESIS PROPOSAL

THE ARCHITECTURAL BREADTH WAS REVISED TO BE MORE SPECIFIC INDICATING THE TYPE OF FACADE THAT WILL BE USED AND WHAT THE FACADE WILL LOOK LIKE UPON COMPLETION. THE STRUCTURAL DEPTH WAS ALSO REFINED SLIGHTLY IN ORDER TO ADDRESS MORE COMBINATIONS OF LATERAL SYSTEMS FOR COMPARISON.

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