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Capstone II - Structural Design
Spring 2003Instructors: David W. Dinehart and Shawn P. Gross
TRIP WEBSITE (with updates from Honduras)
BEYOND TECHNICAL LEARNING!
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Course Objectives:
Course Description:
The objective of this course is to develop the complete design of a reinforced concrete building that will serve as a chapel and volunteer center for a boys orphanage in Honduras. The class will be divided into project groups who will develop the foundation, column, slab, beam, wall, stair and roof designs. Work for the construction aspects of the project in Honduras will focus on building the roof and supporting system (columns and beams). The design will include use of appropriate US building codes to size the structural elements, reinforcing steel, and foundations. Final drawings of the design will be prepared and included in the final submittal.
Groups must meet regularly and record meeting minutes. Group members will grade one another at the mid-semester and end of the course. You will present a technical progress report (written and oral) five times through the course of the semester. Your final report will include a section on the recent history of Honduras, a project summary, calculations, design drawings, and a comparison of your design to the as-built structure. The report should include a discussion of the differences in the design and construction of structures in the US vs. a third world country. Two complete copies of the all progress reports and the final report must be submitted. The projects will be presented to the class and faculty.
Required Codes:
 | ACI 318-99 Building Code and Commentary, American Concrete Institute, 1999. |
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| Manual of Steel Construction – LRFD, American Institute of Steel Construction, 2001. |
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| International Building Code, International Code Council, Inc., 2000. |
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| Concrete Floors on Ground, PCA, 1990. |
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| Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures, PCA, 1990. |
Note: there will be a $40 course fee to cover the costs of these codes, reproduction costs, and poster board supplies.
Grading:
Requirement |
Percentage |
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Individual Component |
25 |
Progress Reports |
25 |
Final Presentation |
15 |
Final Report |
35 |
Total |
100 |
INTERIM DELIVERABLE |
CONTENT |
DATE |
1 |
Group Name, Letterhead, Project Schedule, and Preliminary Load Path |
01/16 |
2 |
Second Story Framing Plan and Seismic Category D Design Impact Statement |
02/04 |
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Indicator Test Summary and Course Fee |
02/11 |
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Poster Presentation for Client |
02/27 |
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Schedule of Progress Reports:
PROGRESS REPORT |
CONTENT |
TENTATIVE DATE |
1 |
Design Schedule, Load Path, and Wind/Seismic Information |
01/28 |
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Final Loads, Truss Analysis, Roof Design, and Structural Details |
02/11 |
3 |
Final Column, Beam, and Slab Designs (poster presentation for client on 02/27) |
02/25 |
4 |
Construction Review, As-built Comparison, and Preliminary Material Testing Data |
03/20 |
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Wall, Foundation, Ground Slab, and Stair Designs, Drawings, and Materials Report |
04/08 |
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Final |
Project and Design Review (Note: Final submittals are due at the last class, 05/01) |
04/25 |
Preliminary Architectural Drawings
Lecture 2 - Third World Constraints and Building Codes
Lecture 3 - Earthquake Engineering and Roof Design
Lecture 4 - Load Paths and Construction Update
Lecture 5 - Gravity Load Design
Lecture 10 - Masonry Shear Walls
Preliminary Material Testing Information
Final Material Testing Information
Concrete Tests and Steel Tests
