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Structural Option| Edenwald New Tower | Towson, MD |
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THESIS PROPOSAL Complete Proposal This document proposes redesigning the main lateral force resisting system according to ASCE-7 05, which will provide lower seismic forces than does IBC 2000 and IBC 2003, which were used in the actual design. Download Thesis Proposal (pdf)
Revised Proposal (18 JAN 2008) Download Revised Thesis Proposal (pdf)
Executive Summary and Breadth Studies Download Executive Summary and Breadth Studies (pdf)
Breadth 1: Lighting Breadth 2: Acoustics The second breadth study will be acoustical. One of the amenities provided in the Edenwald New Tower is a chapel located on the first floor. This spaced will be analyzed and redesigned accordingly for two criteria: reverberation time and sound transmission class (for the partition separating the chapel from the corridor). Those who use hearing aids are more susceptible to reverberation interference, and so it is critical that the acoustics of the space not inhibit the occupants from understanding the words being spoken. Additionally, spaces such as theaters and music rooms (which are similar in function to a chapel) are desired to have the partitions separating them from adjacent corridors achieve a sound transmission class (STC) rating of 60. The STC rating is an average value given to a partition to rate its sound attenuation according to the partition’s transmission loss values across 16 frequencies. The wall separating the chapel from the corridor will be analyzed and redesigned as necessary to meet the appropriate STC.
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