Thesis Research

Josh Behun - St. Elizabeth Boardman Campus Inpatient Facility -

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

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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 Josh Behun. 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.

Research

The following sources were referenced throughout the duration of the project, to aid with design and/or analysis of the St. Elizabeth Hospital’s alternative concrete framing system.

The ACI provisions that govern the design of concrete structures to ensure quality and uniformity throughout the building industry was referenced consistently to keep all concrete designs up to code standards.

Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete. Farmington Hills, MI:
American Concrete Institute, 2005.

The RS Means estimating publications were frequently used to determine the material pricing comparison between a concrete and steel framing system, as well as the sequence and scheduling process that would be followed to construct the building in an efficient mannor.

Facilities Construction Cost Data. 21st annual edition. Kingston, MA:
Construction & Consultants, 2006.

The LEED rating system has been developed to help guide professionals to designing and constructing more environmentally efficient buildings. Recources provided for the LEED system can be found at www.USGBC.org.

LEED for New Construction & Major Renovations. Version 2.2. Washington, D.C.:
U.S. Green Building Council, 2005.

The "Reinforced Concrete Mechanics and Design" is one of several textbooks describing the design of concrete structural systems, this book provided several excellent examples that were followed to design the building's floor slabs.

Macgregor, and Wight. Reinforced Concrete Mechanics and Design. 4th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005

The "Design of Concrete Structures" is another textbook that was often referenced throughout the design of the building's structural concrete systems.

Nilson, Darwin, and Dolan. Design of Concrete Structures. 13th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2004.