Welcome to Zachariah A. Wasser's AE Senior Thesis e-Portfolio
Thesis Research
Model Codes and Standards - following codes and standards were used to calculate building loads and for the design of concrete members:
ASCE Standard 7-05: Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers/ Structural Engineering Institute, 2005.
International Code Council, 2006 International Building Code. Illinois: International Code Council Publications, 2006.
ACI 318-08: Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete. Farmington Hills, MI: American Concrete Institute, 2008
Steel Construction Manual, 13th Edition. Chicago, IL: American Institute of Steel Construction, 2005
Design References - The following references were used to aid in the completion of this senior design project:
Girder-Slab: Composite Steel and Precast System, 2008 Design Guide v1.4. Cherry Hill, NJ: Girder-Slab Technologies, LLC, 2008
Textbooks - The following textbooks were used for the design of structural members:
James K. Wight & James G. MacGregor, Reinforced Concrete: Mechanics & Design, 5th Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Person Prentice Hall, 2009