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Thesis Research

American Concrete Institute (2008) Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318-08), ACI, Farmington Hills, MI
(This reference was used through the fall and spring semesters to analyze the existing concrete structure and design the new and modified components)

American Institute of Steel Construction (2005) Steel Construction Manual, Thirteenth Edition, AISC, Chicago, IL
(This reference was used in the alternate floor framing technical assignment as well as the design of composite columns within the proposed Vierendeel trusses)

American Society of Civil Engineers (2005)  ASCE 7-05:Minimum Design Loads for Building and Other Structures, ASCE, Reston, VA
(All gravity and lateral loads were determined using this reference)

Cricursa Architectural Glass, www.cricursa.com
(This reference was used to determined the properties and define any limiations associated with this product relative to being used with the redesigned structure)

Gayle, M. and Gillon, Jr., E.V. (1974) Cast-Iron Architecture in New York, Dover Publications, Inc., New York
(The architectural breadth study examined the relation between cast iron architecture and the design of 40 Bond)

Geschwindner, L. (2008) Unified Design of Steel Structures, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ
(This reference was used for the alternate floor framing system technical assignment and the composite column design)

Goldberg, J.E. (1947) “Analysis of Two-Column Symmetrical Bents and Vierendeel Trusses Having Parallel and Equal Chords,” Journal of American Concrete Institute, Vol. 19, No. 3, pp. 225-234
(Historic analysis of Vierendeel trusses was researched to determine if hand calculations could be completed to compare computer analysis output)


 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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