Thesis Proposal Form, Function, and Failure

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Thesis ProposalForm, Function, and Failure

• Danielle Cove
• Wells College

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Outline

• Problem statement
• Background
• Approach
• Task list
• Schedule

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Problem Statement

• Explore the various reasons for structural
  failure
• Examine buildings that have collapsed
• Analyze cause and compare my findings with the
  experts

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Background Information
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Approach

• Analysis of buildings
• What went wrong?
• Building codes
• Materials
• Design process
• Myths
• Math

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Task List

• Decide what buildings to research
• Begin research on individual buildings
• Analyze findings
• Compare analysis to experts findings

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Schedule
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QUESTIONS?