Technical Assignments

Tech Assignment #1

The purpose of this report is to examine the structural concepts and existing conditions of Washington Park Condominiums and to use those concepts and conditions to interpret the structural design of the building.  In more detail the report discusses the structural conditions of Washington Park Condominiums through a comprehensive description of the foundation, floor, gravity and main lateral systems.  This detail is achieved by completing a summary of all relevant building codes and materials used in the building as well as using ASCE 7-05 to identify the dead, live, snow, wind and gravity loads that the structure is subjected to.

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Tech Assignment #2

The purpose of Technical Report #2 was to investigate possible alternative floor systems for
Washington Park Condominiums through analysis and ultimately schematic design. The designs
of the three alternative systems are compared to each other and to the existing system on
various different grounds.

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Tech Assignment #3

The purpose of Technical Report #3 was to investigate the lateral system of the building and to prepare an analysis and design verification summary of the structure.  The loads found in Technical Report #1 were used as a base and were eventually modified based on the stiffness’s of the frames that was determined during the design and analysis process.  The investigation used hand methods along with computer analysis to determine and discuss the following:

• Direct and Torsional Shear Forces
• Controlling Load Combinations
• Logical Load Path
• Story and Overall Structure Drift
• Beam, Column and Brace Strength
• Overturning Moments and Uplift