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Developing Dendrifrom Facades Using Flow Nets As A Design Aid, Jonas H. Houston

Master's Theses

This thesis highlights a method of arriving at form that minimizes the need for high end technology and complex mathematical models, yet has structural principles of load flow at the highlighted methods core. Similar to how graphical statics assisted earlier architects and engineers to arrive at form by relating form and forces, this thesis suggests a method of form finding that relates the flow of stresses within solid masses to possible load-bearing façades. Looking to nature, where an abundance of efficient structural solutions can be found, this thesis focuses on a tree-like structural form called the dendriform. In doing so, …

Residential Water Conservation: A Cross Comparative Analysis, Jeffrey M. Cook

Master's Theses

This thesis will explore different water conservation strategies and systems in the residential home, using the city of Irvine as a basis. The thesis will compare the financial implications between the different systems and as a return on investment. The analysis will also account for ecological and social implications on the occupants, in particular their standard of living and lifestyle changes. The thesis will explore the ability to conserve water in new residential construction and will provide a sustainable and conscientious schematic water design for the particular area of concern.

This thesis will act as a preliminary case study for …

Downtown Revitalization Strategy Report For Glenrock, Wy, Mary Phillips

Master's Theses

ABSTRACT

Downtown Revitalization Strategy Report for Glenrock, WY

Mary E. Phillips

The following project submitted for the Master of City and Regional Planning Professional Project is the Downtown Revitalization Strategy Report for Glenrock, WY completed November 25, 2009.

At the onset of the project, the Town of Glenrock, WY was recognized as an Aspiring Main Street Community, and sought guidance to become a Certified Main Street Community. This Strategy Report was prepared to provide an implementation plan for revitalization of the downtown following the Main Street Approach, as well as for achievement of a Certified Main Street Community status by …

Wind- Chimney (Integrating The Principles Of A Wind-Catcher And A Solar-Chimney To Provide Natural Ventilation), Fereshteh Tavakolinia

Master's Theses

WIND-CHIMNEY

Integrating the principles of a wind-catcher and a solar chimney to provide natural ventilation

Fereshteh Tavakolinia

Abstract

This paper suggests using a wind-catcher integrated with a solar-chimney in a single story building so that the resident might benefit from natural ventilation, a passive cooling system, and heating strategies; it would also help to decrease energy use, CO2 emissions, and pollution. This system is able to remove undesirable interior heat pollution from a building and provide thermal comfort for the occupant.
The present study introduces the use of a solar-chimney with an underground air channel combined with a wind-catcher, all …

Verification And Expansion Of Single-Degree-Of-Freedom Transformation Factors For Beams Using A Multi-Degree-Of-Freedom Non-Linear Numerical Analysis Method, Takayuki Yokoyama

Master's Theses

The single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) transformation factors as tabulated in John Biggs’ textbook (Biggs 1964) are accepted as the equivalent factors for simplifying and analyzing a component's response to blast. The study validates the stiffness and mass transformation factors through multi-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) numerical methods. After validating the transformation factors, the MDOF numerical method is used to create new stiffness and mass transformation factors for loading cases not already included in Biggs’ textbook.

The validated factors, as well as the newly developed factors are used in SDOF analyses. The deflections from the SDOF responses accurately predict the MDOF responses as long as the …

Upper Salinas Headwaters Conservation Plan, Justin T. Saydell

Master's Theses

The Upper Salinas Headwaters Conservation Plan is an effort to understand the cultural and ecosystem resources in the region, develop tools for conservation planning, and suggest a strategy and plan of action for implementation of those strategies. The plan covers a 218 square mile area between the Santa Lucia and the La Panza mountain ranges, south of Atascadero and east of the City of San Luis Obispo. The Conservation Area consists of rugged terrain made up of vast-relatively untouched open space. The area consists of several different vegetative communities including oak savannah grasslands, mixed hardwood and oak stands, shrubland, wetland …

Racetrack Engineered Surface Project Initial Study And Mitigated Negative Declaration, Christina M. Keller

Master's Theses

The Professional Project addressed here is an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for a project proposed by the staff of the Del Mar Fairgrounds pursuant to legal mandate by the State of California Horse Racing Board.

The “Project” subject to documentation under CEQA consisted of removal of the top seven inches of the existing dirt surface on the Del Mar Fairgrounds horse racing track and temporary storage of the material on the practice track infield; installation of a new drainage system, rock filtration system, permeable asphalt layers, and seven inches of engineered surface material; widening of the track in the northeast …

Santa Maria Bus Stop Improvement Plan, Jessica Wafer, Erin Gorman

City and Regional Planning

No abstract provided.

The Historical Influence Of Railroads On Urban Development And Future Economic Potential In San Luis Obispo, Adrianna L. Jordan

Master's Theses

Abstract

The Historical Influence of Railroads on Urban Development and Future Economic Potential in San Luis Obispo

Adrianna L. Jordan

Today the sound of a train passing through San Luis Obispo may be intermittent and faint, but persistent nonetheless, a reminder that the railroad (displaced eventually by the automobile and accompanying expansion of highways and road systems, and later by air connectivity) was a significant force in the development of the City of San Luis Obispo. The sound of railroads evokes a sentimental reminder of the past, but the railroad’s continued presence in the city, cutting through its urban fabric, …

Cultural Integration Plan, Jasmin Kayhour

City and Regional Planning

No abstract provided.

Complete Streets: An Analysis Of San Jose Streets; Urban And Suburnan, Katie Villela

City and Regional Planning

No abstract provided.

Santa Maria Bikeway Master Plan, Petra Tica

City and Regional Planning

No abstract provided.

Santa Maria Character Building, Rebecca Bustos

City and Regional Planning

No abstract provided.

Shop Santa Maria: A Toolkit For Supporting Local Businesses, Benjamin Matlock

City and Regional Planning

No abstract provided.

San Miguel Senior Housing Due Diligence Report, Anastacio Martinez, Michael Hanebutt

City and Regional Planning

No abstract provided.

Property-Based Improvement District Proposal For Downtown Santa Maria, Matthew Severson

City and Regional Planning

No abstract provided.

San Miguel Downtown Code, Marcus Carloni, Jarred Glenn

City and Regional Planning

No abstract provided.

Identifying Potential Impacts For The Alternative Downtown Santa Maria Specific Plan, Ian Fronczak, Solomon So

City and Regional Planning

No abstract provided.

Community Mural Art Program Proposal For The City Of San Luis Obispo, Collin Tateishi

City and Regional Planning

No abstract provided.

The Cal Poly Organic Produce Center Analysis, Charlotte Bell

City and Regional Planning

No abstract provided.

Zoning Code Amendment: A Community Garden Plan For Santa Maria, Amy Scott

City and Regional Planning

No abstract provided.

San Miguel Community Multi-Purpose Trail Extension, Brittany Lambert, Travis Norberto

City and Regional Planning

No abstract provided.

San Miguel Alleyway Redesign, Jonathan Emlen, Omar Salazar

City and Regional Planning

No abstract provided.

Enos Ranchos Community Outreach, Caroline Raftery

City and Regional Planning

No abstract provided.

San Miguel Historic Walking Trail, Brynae Emerzian, Kevin Valente

City and Regional Planning

No abstract provided.

San Miguel Draft Historic District Ordinance, Wendy Castillejo

City and Regional Planning

No abstract provided.

San Miguel Water Reclamation Proposal, William Griffith

City and Regional Planning

No abstract provided.

Hillman Oaks Development Plan, Marc Abdelsayed, Lucas Martens, Josh Miller

City and Regional Planning

No abstract provided.

Santa Maria Village Squares: Berrio Square, T. James Alexander

City and Regional Planning

No abstract provided.

San Luis Obispo Community Garden Program: Recommendations And Analysis, Jean Paul Molyneux

City and Regional Planning

No abstract provided.