THESIS RESEARCH
 

BRACED FRAME DESIGN

  • Meeting with Dr. Lepage
  • AISC Steel Construction Manual

COST ANALYSIS

  • Discussions with engineer - Robert Bertocchi (Atlantic Engineering Services)
  • Meeting with Dr. Lepage

ARCHITECTURE INVESTIGATION

  • Discussions with engineer - Robert Bertocchi (Atlantic Engineering Services)
  • Meeting with Dr. Lepage

REFERENCE MATERIAL

  • Carter, Charles J and Schlafly, Thomas J. "Save More Money." Modern Steel Construction. AISC. March 2008. (PDF VERSION)

DESIGN TOOLS

  • AUTOCAD 2009
  • Microsoft Excel 2007
  • RAM Structural System
  • SAP 2000
 
Thesis Research
 

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 Nasser Marafi. 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.


 

 
 
   
 
         

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