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Fire Protection And Life Safety Analysis Of A University Conference Center, Amanda Beck Larkin
Fire Protection And Life Safety Analysis Of A University Conference Center, Amanda Beck Larkin
Fire Protection Engineering: Culminating Experience Project Reports
This project report analyzes various aspects of fire protection and life safety design for a University Conference Center, for both prescriptive and performance-based designs. The University Conference Center is a ten-story, high-rise building comprised of various gathering spaces, ranging from small conference rooms to large assembly spaces with auditorium-style seating. The building has a large two-story podium with basement below, with a smaller floor plate, ten-story tower offset to one side.
In the prescriptive analysis, no deficiencies were noted in the water-based suppression or fire resistance analysis. The building construction type, height, area, number of stories, wall and structural ratings, …
Fire Protection Analysis Project – 9220 Zanzibar Lane Maple Grove, Mn, Brian Vandal
Fire Protection Analysis Project – 9220 Zanzibar Lane Maple Grove, Mn, Brian Vandal
Fire Protection Engineering: Culminating Experience Project Reports
This report contains an analysis of the life safety and fire protection features of a four-story apartment building in Maple Grove, Minnesota. The report is a part of the final project intended to meet the requirements for the Culminating Experience of the California Polytechnic Master of Science Fire Protection Engineering Program.
The apartment building chosen for the analysis is a mixed-use four-story wood-framed structure. The first floor of this structure includes office space for building management, a meeting space, and various electrical and mechanical spaces as well as apartments. There are exit stairways on each end of the structure extending …
Prescriptive And Performance-Based Analysis Of Colorado Liberal Arts College, Victor Wight
Prescriptive And Performance-Based Analysis Of Colorado Liberal Arts College, Victor Wight
Fire Protection Engineering: Culminating Experience Project Reports
This project consists of a prescriptive and performance-based analysis of an existing two-story college building. The building is located in downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado. Colorado Liberal Arts College is used for general education courses with the focus on creative fields such as dance, graphic design, and art. The building consists of classrooms, offices, an art gallery, dance studio, and a bookstore.
A prescriptive based design was completed using the code requirements laid out in the International Building Code (IBC) 2015 Edition and applicable National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Codes. The prescriptive based analysis consisted of analyzing life safety and egress, …