Penn State AE Senior Thesis
Christopher Nicolais
Mechanical

 
   
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   This is a student-generated Capstone Project e-Portfolio (CPEP) produced in conjunction with the AE Senior Thesis e-Studio.
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User Note:

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 Christopher Nicolais. Changes and discrepancies in no way imply that the original design contained errors or was flawed. Differing assumptions, code references, requirements, and methodologies have been incorporated into this thesis project; therefore, investigation results may vary from the original design.

 
 
 
Final Report 

The 2007-2008 academic year senior thesis coursework is concluded in the Final Report. This document evaluates the building studyed all year from the technical assignments to the proposal, which lead to the mechanical system redesign. Breadth studies in emergnecy power and construction estimating are included in the report as engineering systems effected by the new mechanical system.

Final Report (PDF)

Final Report Executive Summary (PDF)

 

 
           
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