lori farley construction management
vcu
school of business and engineering
richmond,
virginia

 

user 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 Ankeny. 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.
 
 


 
 
thesis research...

Below is a list of tools that were utilized for the spring semester of thesis coursework.

ANALYSIS ONE - Strucutral Breadth

  • RAM Structural System Version 11
  • R.S. Means Cost Data 2007
  • International Building Code 2006
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Project
  • AISC Steel Manual 13th Edition
  • The VCU SOB/SOE Construction Drawings
  • The Gilbane Building Company

ANALYSIS TWO - Electrical Breadth

  • National Electric Code 2006
  • BP SOLAR This site offeres a range of products and services that were useful when determinig what type of module I wanted to use for my electrical breadth.
  • SMA-AMERICA SMA was used for the inverter selection and this site was used to find the most suited inverter for my electrical breadth.
  • Microsoft Excel
  • WEATHER BUREAU ARMY NAVY DATAThis site was used to find the solar data for Richmond, Virginia.
  • R.S. Means Construction Cost Data
  • AUTOCAD 2008

ANALYSIS THREE - Research Issue of Prefabrication

 

 


   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

general description...

The Capstone Project Electronic Portfolio (CPEP) is a web‐based project and information center. It contains material produced for a year‐long Senior Thesis class. Its purpose, in addition to providing central storage of individual assignments, is to foster communication and collaboration between student, faculty consultant, course instructors, and industry consultants. This website is dedicated to the research and analysis conducted via guidelines provided by the Department of Architectural Engineering. For an explanation of this capstone design course and its requirements click here.

           
this page was last edited on May 8, 2007 by lori farley and is hosted by the ae department ©2007.