Andrew Diehl, EIT

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Andrew Diehl, EIT

• The Pennsylvania State University
• Architectural Engineering Department
• Structural Option
• 5th Year Senior Thesis Project

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UMCP Student Housing Building B
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Outline
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Existing Building

• Architecture
• 5 stories
• 77,445 square feet
• On the campus of The University of Maryland at
  College Park, Maryland
• Fully-Furnished Apartments w/ Study Lounges
• Design met BOCA 1996
• Fit into the historical look of campus

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Existing Building, contd

• Mechanical System
• Multi-zone system
• 2 4500 cfm Centrifugal Rooftop Chillers
• 3 Split System Air Conditioning Units
• Electric Heating Units
• Electrical/Lighting System
• 16 panel boards
• 3 phase 120V / 244 V power
• Fluorescent Lighting

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Existing Building, contd

• Construction Management
• Project Cost - 52 million (includes 4 other
  buildings)
• Duration November 2000 to August 2002
• Design-Bid-Build
• Demolition was required of previous building
• Utility and transportation service could not be
  disrupted

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Existing Structural System

• Hambro composite open web steel joists
• X-braced light gauge metal shearwalls
• Metal strap braced frames
• Pre-fabricated wood trusses
• Light gauge metal load-bearing exterior walls
• Tube steel columns

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Pan Joist Concrete
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Pan Joist Concrete, contd
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Pan Joist Concrete, contd
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Pan Joist Concrete, contd
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Pan Joist Concrete, contd
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Staggered Truss
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Staggered Truss, contd
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Staggered Truss, contd
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Staggered Truss, contd
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Construction Management
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Construction Management, contd
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Construction Management, contd
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Mechanical System
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Mechanical System, contd
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Mechanical System, contd
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Conclusions
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Project Design Team

• Owner Collegiate Housing Foundation
• Architect Design Collective, Inc.
• Construction Manager Whiting-Turner Contracting
• Structural Engineer Hope Furrer Associates, Inc.

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Thank You

• Friends
• Family
• Professors

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