Kyle Goodyear

Construction Management

C-5 Fuel Cell Facility

Martinsburg, WV

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

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The following proposal is meant to be an outline of the research and analyses that will be performed during the upcoming semester in the spring of 2010 in order to complete the AE Senior Thesis assignment. Included in this document are descriptions of four areas of analysis, a weight matrix which explains the proportions of time that are expected to be spent on each of the analyses, a section on the breadth topics that will be studied outside of construction management, and a schedule depicting the usage of time for completion of the assignment next semester.

The first analysis that is proposed is the installation of a solar collection system to the roof of the C-5 Fuel Cell Facility. This system will be researched in order to determine the electrical output that could be expected from such an addition and then compared to the expected total power usage of the building. The second analysis involves changing all CMU walls on the project to precast concrete or possibly prefabricated CMU walls. The exterior façade will be examined primarily on the basis of a quality finished product and the interior load-bearing walls will be analyzed based on structural design. In both instances, cost and schedule impacts will be researched, as well as site congestion. The third area of analysis focuses on the creation of an alternative method for constructing the slab on grade in the hangar area. A better final product and simpler construction methods are the goals. The fourth analysis explores the affect that using the design-build delivery method has on project productivity, specifically on the management and design side of the project. Each of these analyses will be directed at studying productivity on a construction project with respect to alternative methods and design options.

The breadth topics that will be discussed in this document focus on the electrical and structural options of Architectural Engineering. The breadth in electrical will come from the analysis of the solar collection system by calculating the approximate quantity of energy that could be produced and then determining the building’s overall power usage. The structural breadth analysis will be part of the study on changing the interior load-bearing CMU walls to a precast concrete system. Design of a concrete wall structure based on the current loads will be completed.

THESIS PROPOSAL

Thesis Proposal

Revised Thesis Proposal

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 Kyle Goodyear. 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.