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Cable Suspended Structure-Antanas Panavas, Roger Pena, Dean Seydel Becker, Tracy Destiny Doan 2019 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Cable Suspended Structure-Antanas Panavas, Roger Pena, Dean Seydel Becker, Tracy Destiny Doan

Architectural Engineering

This project is based on a roof system designed by Antanas Panavas. The design of the structure is a cable supported roof system that includes nonprismatic glulam beams. The structure itself is a self stressed system that has never been constructed and is still in the analysis stage.

Project included analysis of the structure and a detailed process of how to model cables using SAP2000.


Characteristics Of A Viscous Damper: Finding The Damping Coefficient, Roman Lara IV, Tiffany Wang 2019 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Characteristics Of A Viscous Damper: Finding The Damping Coefficient, Roman Lara Iv, Tiffany Wang

Architectural Engineering

The authors of this report are undergraduate Architectural Engineering students at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. This report documents the implementation, design, and experimentation of a damper with unknown properties. This experimentation data will be used to find the damping coefficient of a viscous damper alongside damping characteristics. Using knowledge from previous courses, this report focuses on dynamic responses through an assumed viscous damper. Through forced oscillatory motion testing with specified frequency and amplitude using the seismic shake table and equipment, compactDAQ instrumentation, and damper, values can be pulled from the data experimentation, which can be used …


Form Finding Architecture, Anna Eliza B. Sy 2019 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Form Finding Architecture, Anna Eliza B. Sy

Architectural Engineering

More often than not an engineer takes an architects idea and tries to make it structural sound. However, an engineer can also use his or her analytical tools to determine the shape of a building. This is a portfolio of various exercise that explores using the load flow and internal forces of a structure to determine and improve its architecture. SAP2000 is the primary program used for analysis. The topics covered are: the Mueller Breslau Method, Trusses, Three-Hinged Arches, Castiglione’s Elementary School, Fisac's design for the Jorba Laboratories, and Otto's Institute for Lightweight Structures.


Mòn Briyè Primary School Journeyman International, Leah E. George, Devin R. Williams 2019 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Mòn Briyè Primary School Journeyman International, Leah E. George, Devin R. Williams

Architectural Engineering

Journeyman International (JI) is a non-profit organization that pairs emerging professionals in the architectural, structural engineering, and construction management industries with humanitarian projects in underdeveloped countries overseeing the design and construction process. The Mòn Briyè Primary School is a JI project led and funded by The 610 Project, an Alabama-based non-profit organization dedicated to the sustainable success of developing Haitian communities through education. This primary school will be located in Mornes Brieux, Haiti and consists of three buildings: one classroom building for first to fourth grade, one classroom building for fifth to eighth grades, and one building for administration. The …


Financial Feasibility Of Leed Certified Buildings For Developers And Investors, Erik P. Henriksen 2019 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Financial Feasibility Of Leed Certified Buildings For Developers And Investors, Erik P. Henriksen

Construction Management

This is a case study on a small to mid-size private equity firm that deals with real estate development as well as investment to find out the financial feasibility of LEED certified buildings in today’s building climate. Interviews with two investment analysts at this firm who are versed in LEED certification about how it is looked at in their company as well as the broader industry will give insights into the feasibility of developing or investing in environmentally friendly buildings. This impacts the real estate and construction industries due to the fact that developers and investors are often times a …


Streets Of San Francisco: An Analysis Of The City's Transportation Network, Complete Streets Guidelines And Policies, Ian Xavier Connolly 2019 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Streets Of San Francisco: An Analysis Of The City's Transportation Network, Complete Streets Guidelines And Policies, Ian Xavier Connolly

City and Regional Planning

Transportation is a key element to everyday life, providing an efficient connection and movement of goods and people. While there are different modes of transportation, motor vehicles are still the preferred and highly used option, providing people the luxury of traveling to farther distances on their own time and in their own comfort. However, in a country where cities are increasingly becoming cores of pedestrian traffic, motor vehicles make these places less walkable, as well as produce pollution through their use of gasoline. At a time when we must continue to consider the safety and environmental aspects of transportation, we …


Campus Design: Assessing Outdoor Spaces At California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo To Improve Student Experience, Meha Patel 2019 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Campus Design: Assessing Outdoor Spaces At California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo To Improve Student Experience, Meha Patel

City and Regional Planning

The outdoor space of university campuses is an aspect of design which still remains, to a certain degree, uncharted. There are merely not enough relevant case studies and research in creating foundational principles which adhere to the design of a functional outdoor space on university campuses.

The success of the student body for a college, academically and socially, is dependent on creating a welcoming and holistic learning environment for students to thrive. Social spaces bridge the gap between the built and natural environment, therefore, providing proper physical components in an outdoor space becomes vital in creating a desired environment which …


Live-Learn Cal Poly: A New-Urbanist Vision For A More Livable And Sustainable Campus, Emily Huang, Justin Wong 2019 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Live-Learn Cal Poly: A New-Urbanist Vision For A More Livable And Sustainable Campus, Emily Huang, Justin Wong

City and Regional Planning

Universities across the nation have begun a mixed-use initiative in an effort to densify campuses and diversify retail and housing choices to increase student residency on campus. The movement to model the built environment after traditional mixed-use urbanism has been shown to improve capital flow within the local submarket on campus, foster flexible learning environments to support student success, and reduce automobile dependency. In order to reflect Cal Poly’s Master Plan moving forward, this report intends to follow the guiding principles outlined in the Master Plan while proposing sustainable and efficient land use designs to accommodate future growth at Cal …


Projektimi I Restaurantit Dhe Vikendicave Në Fshatin Kovaqec, Alban Hasaj 2019 University for Business and Technology - UBT

Projektimi I Restaurantit Dhe Vikendicave Në Fshatin Kovaqec, Alban Hasaj

Theses and Dissertations

Tema e këtij punimi të Diplomës mbështetet në krijimin e një hapësire të përshtatshme për të kaluar një pushim, relaksim të nivelit të lartë. Trajtimi i një teme të tillë ka ardhur si rezultat i mungesës së hapësirave, komplekseve të këtij tipi. Fokusi ka qenë në krijimin e hapësirave private përmbrenda kompleksit. Lokacioni i përzgjedhur gjendet në fshatin Kovaqec komuna e Kaçanikut. Arsyeja kryesore që më ka shtyrë ta përzgjedhë këtë lokacion kanë qenë bukuritë natyrore, malet, uji etj. Një tjetër arsye ka qenë që me anë të këtij projekti të arrihet rritja e numrit të vizitorëve në komunën e …


“Hotel”, Benjamin Krasniqi 2019 University for Business and Technology - UBT

“Hotel”, Benjamin Krasniqi

Theses and Dissertations

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Galeria E Artit Modern, Betime Visoça 2019 University for Business and Technology - UBT

Galeria E Artit Modern, Betime Visoça

Theses and Dissertations

Qëllimi i këtij punimi të diplomës është projektimi i një gallerie e cila ka për qëllim kryesor promovimin e artit në mënyra të ndryshme. Si fillim janë analizuar strukturat e ngjajshme në qytet në mënyrë që të përcaktohet në mënyrë më të qartë se cilave funksione duhet të i’u jepet rëndësi më së shumti. Në qytetin e Prishtinës aktualisht nuk ekziston një strukturë/objekt i cili i ka të inkorporuara disa funksione brenda një hapësire. Por, nuk mund të anashkalohet fakti që këto hapësira ekzistojnë por nuk kanë hapsira të mjaftueshme qe brenda një galleri të shprehen të gjitha. Duke marrë …


Stacioni I Trenit Në Pejë, Diellza Radavci 2019 University for Business and Technology - UBT

Stacioni I Trenit Në Pejë, Diellza Radavci

Theses and Dissertations

Rëndësia e projektimit të një stacioni të trenit! Transporti publik është një faktor i rëndësishëm kontribues për qëndrueshmërinë urbane. Transporti publik ndihmon në reduktimin e kohës të trafikut, rrit mundësinë e punësimit, ul kostot e biznesit, ndihmon në uljen e kostos së jetesës dhe rrit produktivitetin e biznesit. Redukton ndotjen e dëmshme dhe përmirëson cilësinë e ajrit. - Treni është pjesë e rëndësishme e transportit publik qysh nga shekulli I XIX-të. Kur u ndërtua lokomotiva e pare me avull, njerëzit druheshin nga shpejtësia e saj (rreth 80 km/orë), pasi që në atë kohë transporti më i shpejtë ishte me karroca …


Kompleks Banimi Për Të Moshuar, Gjilan, Elmedina Ajvazaj 2019 University for Business and Technology - UBT

Kompleks Banimi Për Të Moshuar, Gjilan, Elmedina Ajvazaj

Theses and Dissertations

Tema e projektit të caktuar është diqka fundamentale për cdo vend dhe për shumicën e njerëzve në vitet e pleqërisë.

Duke pasur dëshire që projekti i punuar të paraqesë nevoja aktuale të vendit dhe jetesës, tema e përcaktuar është krijimi i një “Kompleksi per te moshuar”.

Lokaconi i përzgjedhur ( paraprakisht edhe nga komuna ) është në qytetin e Gjilanit.

Qëllimi i projektit tim do të jetë krijimi i një pikëpamjeje tjetër prej asaj ekzistuese në Kosovë, se si duhet të realizohet një shtëpi për të moshuar dhe si duhet të zhvillohet jeta brenda saj.

Ky projekt përmban në vete …


Shkolle Fillore, Florjana Bytyci 2019 University for Business and Technology - UBT

Shkolle Fillore, Florjana Bytyci

Theses and Dissertations

Ne si popull njihemi për pushtime të shumta nga okupues të ndryshëm, prandaj arsimimi në trevat shqiptare ka hasur në vështërsi të mëdha. Edhe pse të pushtuar dhe okupuar, populli shqiptar ka gjetur mënyra të ndryshme për arsimim në gjuhën tonë amëtare.Gjatë periudhes së Rilindjes Kombëtare edhe në Kosovë si në të gjith trojet e tjera shqiptare, pati përpjekje të shumta për ngritjen e shkollave dhe arsimimit.

Shkolla merr një rëndësi absolute për formimin e çdo individi në jeten e tij, kështu njeriu përmes një edukimi të duhur dhe cilësor bëhet i aftë t’a ndërtojë vetë të ardhmen.

Qëllimi i …


Ndërtesat Shoqërore- Shkollë Fillore E Muzikës, Etleva Sylejmani 2019 University for Business and Technology - UBT

Ndërtesat Shoqërore- Shkollë Fillore E Muzikës, Etleva Sylejmani

Theses and Dissertations

Shkolla përfaqëson një institucion të organizuar dhe të specializuar për arsimimin e çdo individi. Ajo vepron si një qendër mësimi dhe ka ndikim të madh në shoqërinë e çdo vendi. Përhapja e shkollës dhe e sistemit të arsimit në Kosovë, pas përpjekjeve të mëdha, fillon në shek. XIX, me hapjen e shkollave në Prizren, Gjakovë dhe Pejë, si dhe shkollës fillore për djem dhe vajza në Prizren.

Në Kosovë shkolla e parë shqipe hapet në Stubëll, në vitin 1905. Nga viti 1999 deri më 2006 nga buxheti i Kosovës janë riparuar 39 objekte shkollore dhe janë ndërtuar 28 objekte të …


Shkollë Fillore, Vlera Ferati 2019 University for Business and Technology - UBT

Shkollë Fillore, Vlera Ferati

Theses and Dissertations

Një ndër vështirësit e mëdha që kemi kaluar ne si popull në periudha të ndryshme historike, është edhe themelimi i shkollave të para shqipe, si dhe përpjekjet e shumta të zhvillimit të arsimit në trojet shqiptare...por, fakti që na gëzon, është pikërisht nisma e krijimit të formave të para të mësimit të organizuar në institucionet arsimore, e cila daton qysh nga koha e Ilirisë së lashtë! Pra, qysh nga ajo kohë interesimi dhe dëshira e madhe për arsimim, kanë bërë që sidomos gjatë periudhës së Rilindjes Kombëtare, të ngriten shkolla dhe të zhvillohet arsimi në masë të madhe.

- Arsimimi …


Measuring Up: A Case For Redrawing The System Boundaries Of Sustainability At The University Of Kentucky, Brent Sturlaugson, Rebekah Radtke, Anita Lee-Post 2019 University of Kentucky

Measuring Up: A Case For Redrawing The System Boundaries Of Sustainability At The University Of Kentucky, Brent Sturlaugson, Rebekah Radtke, Anita Lee-Post

Architecture Faculty Publications

The primary goal of this paper is to examine the role that sustainability assessment and reporting plays in creating a sustainable campus for academic excellence. A prototype sustainability assessment and reporting system is developed for triple bottom line impact analysis of the built environment of the newly expanded and renovated Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky. The prototype system utilizes a toolkit to collect environmental, social, and economic data of the building's built environment for sustainable design performance analyses. The system also employs a comprehensive set of sustainability metrics to measure and report the building's …


Axial Testing Of Makeshift Buckling Restrained Braces, Daniel T. Item, Corey Huang 2019 California Polytechinic State University, San Luis Obispo

Axial Testing Of Makeshift Buckling Restrained Braces, Daniel T. Item, Corey Huang

Architectural Engineering

The testing of lateral force resisting systems is a concept that is very open to discussion and optimization. We seek to find the bounds of different materials as they act in a buckling restrained brace system in hopes of providing new methods of design for future structural engineering communities. By balancing budget, customization, and material availability we are able to determine what factors may benefit, or lack to benefit, the system at hand.


Timber-Strong Design Build Senior Project, Corbin S. Morisada 2019 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Timber-Strong Design Build Senior Project, Corbin S. Morisada

Architectural Engineering

The 2019 Timber-Strong Design Build Competition was developed by the American Wood Council, Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc, and APA - The Engineered Wood Association to cultivate timber design, building, and sustainability experience for students. Participating students gained exposure to performance analysis, construction management, building practices, and project bid preparation while practicing as a design construction firm. In the process of this hands-on experience, students were expected to procure all building materials and tools themselves.

The Timber Strong senior project consisted of participating in the Timber-Strong competition, then re-purposing the structure for use as a playhouse in a pre-school. The intent …


Women, Architecture And Representation In Mamluk Cairo, Amina Karam 2019 The American University in Cairo AUC

Women, Architecture And Representation In Mamluk Cairo, Amina Karam

Theses and Dissertations

Of the hundreds of documented religious monuments of Mamluk Cairo, known for its intense and often competitive building activity, about twenty are known to be associated with women, at least ten of which still exist in some form. This thesis discusses women's participation in the Mamluk culture of patronage and construction, looking at monuments associated with women not only as a body of work but as the architecture of individual players within the larger building context of Mamluk Cairo. Relying on architectural evidence as well as topographical literature and historical sources, this thesis offers a chronological narrative of women's architecture, …


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