1. Andrew Diehl, EIT The Pennsylvania State University Architectural Engineering Department Structural Option 5 th Year Senior Thesis Project

2. UMCP Student Housing – Building B

3. Outline

4. 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

5. Existing Building, cont’d 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

6. Existing Building, cont’d 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

7. 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

8. Pan Joist Concrete

9. Pan Joist Concrete, cont’d

13. Staggered Truss

14. Staggered Truss, cont’d

17. Construction Management

18. Construction Management, cont’d

20. Mechanical System

21. Mechanical System, cont’d

23. Conclusions

24. Project Design Team  Owner – Collegiate Housing Foundation  Architect – Design Collective, Inc.  Construction Manager – Whiting-Turner Contracting  Structural Engineer – Hope Furrer Associates, Inc.

25. Thank You  Friends  Family  Professors