Develop Three Week Work Schedule

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• Develop three week work schedule

• Request cost and schedule information from Atlantic Engineering

• Request renderings of building from architect

• Make any necessary changes to the loads calculated in Technical Report 1

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• Redesign the bays using full lateral bracing

-Model the bays in STAAD, using full lateral bracing

-In STAAD, apply the loading conditions determined in Task 1 to the bays

-Use STAAD to design the members

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• Redesign bays using moment connections

-Determine how the loads will be distributed to the redesigned bays

-Model the bays in STAAD, using moment connections instead of braces

- In STAAD, apply the loading condition determined in Task 1 to the bays

-Use STAAD to design the members

-Research how to design the connections

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• Analyze costs of materials

-Determine cost of existing bays

-Determine cost of bays with full lateral bracing

-Determine cost of bays with moment connections

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• Analyze costs of fabrication

-Determine cost of existing bays

-Determine cost of bays with full lateral bracing

-Determine cost of bays with moment connections

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• Analyze costs of erection

-Determine cost of existing bays

-Determine cost of bays with full lateral bracing

-Determine cost of bays with moment connections

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• Study impact of redesign on building’s architecture

-Create a rendering of the building with full lateral bracing exposed

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• Study impact of redesign on building’s architecture

-Create rendering of the building with modified windows

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• Spring Break

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• Study impact of redesign on building’s mechanical system using HAP

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• Continue working on HAP program

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• Prepare final report

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• Finish up Final Report and post to CPEP

• Bind Final Report

• Prepare final presentation

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• Presentation

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• Presentation at the Nittany Lion Inn