John Jay College Expansion Project

New York, NY

 
 

 

Research

Model Codes and Standards - The following codes and standards were used to calculate building loads and for hte design of steel members:

ASCE Standard 7-05 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers/Structural Engineering Institute, 2005.

Building Code of the City of New York.  New York: Department of Citywide Administrative Services, 2004.

International Code Council, 2006 International Building Code. Illinois: International Code Council Publications, 2006.

Steel Construction Manual, 13th Edition. Chicago: American Institute of Steel Construction, 2005.

Design References - The following reference was used to determine deflection limitations for the steel transfer trusses:

Fisher, James M., and Griffis Lawrence G., “Design Guide 3: Serviceability Design
Considerations for Steel Buildings (Second Edition)”. Steel Design Guide Series Number 3,  AISC 2003.

Textbooks - The follwing textbook was used for the design of steel members:

Geschwindner, Louis F.,  Unified Design of Steel Structures.  John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2008.

Articles - The following article was used for information regarding the megatruss including web members and construction:

Post, Nadine M., “Newseum Builders Press on To Make the Media the Message”.    
Engineering News Record, December 11th, 2006. 

 

 




 
             
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