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Ghana Footbridge Project, Kevin Leatham, Justin Mogannam
Ghana Footbridge Project, Kevin Leatham, Justin Mogannam
Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering Senior Theses
Over the past 4 years, SCU civil engineering senior design teams have traveled to Ghana to help build the community and improve their quality of life. When the 2011-2012 team arrived back at SCU after their Ghana visit, they made the current project team aware of a very visible problem. Every winter a makeshift bridge that connects the village of Gambibgo and the town of Bolgatanga is washed away due to heavy downpours of rain. As a result, the people of Gambibgo do not have access to the market, healthcare, and sometimes even school. On the site visit, a site …
Developing Seismic Performance Factors For Prefabricated Bamboo Walls In Comparison To Conventional Timber Shear Walls, David Steenson, Davin Chan
Developing Seismic Performance Factors For Prefabricated Bamboo Walls In Comparison To Conventional Timber Shear Walls, David Steenson, Davin Chan
Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering Senior Theses
In order to address the issue of rising demand in resources from providing a growing population with housing, a team of professors and undergraduate students worked to study bamboo's possible utility as a structural element. This team proposed the use of bamboo as a substitute for timber in conventional light frame construction, specifically in the form of bamboo shear walls, which resist lateral loads such as those applied by earthquakes and winds. In order to demonstrate the adequacy of these proposed bamboo walls as a substitute to the control softwood walls, the team used the document FEMA P-795 to develop …
Structural Design Of The 2013 Santa Clara University Solar Decathlon 'Radiant House', Katherine Mckenzie, Mey-Ling Leon
Structural Design Of The 2013 Santa Clara University Solar Decathlon 'Radiant House', Katherine Mckenzie, Mey-Ling Leon
Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering Senior Theses
The Structural Team for the Santa Clara University Solar Decathlon 2013 Radiant House achieved the task of designing a structurally operative, yet efficient, innovative, and sustainable house that satisfies the needs of everyone from Team Radiant House. The loadings to be considered in the structural design were: dead load, live load, wind load, seismic load, and roof load. The house design implements a classic system of joists, beams, studs, and shear walls to transfer loads to the piers, and finally to the foundations, in combination with a steel framing system to direct loads, increase stiffness and simplify connections for ease …
Design For The Asce Steel Bridge Competition, James Behel, Silvia Garcia, Reyn Kimura, Scott Nowak
Design For The Asce Steel Bridge Competition, James Behel, Silvia Garcia, Reyn Kimura, Scott Nowak
Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering Senior Theses
On April 20, 2013, the Santa Clara University Steel Bridge Team entered in the American Society of Civil Engineers' (ASCE) National Student Steel Bridge Competition. As part of their senior design, the four member team designed and constructed a steel bridge to compete in the annual competition. Engineering senior design projects require thoughtful planning, execution, and documentation throughout the process. The 2013 team approach was to be proactive and aggressive in all aspects of the project. The 2013 Steel Bridge spanned 16.5 ft and had a 3.5 ft cantilever end. The overall dimensions of the bridge for its height and …
Caltrain Bridging Structure And Commercial Buildings, Anthony Navarrete, Guadalupe Gonzalez
Caltrain Bridging Structure And Commercial Buildings, Anthony Navarrete, Guadalupe Gonzalez
Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering Senior Theses
The proposed project involves the design of three tower structures connecting a pedestrian bridge to help provide commuters, bicyclists, and pedestrians access to the east and west sides of the Santa Clara Caltrain rail system. Since the new San Jose Earthquakes stadium is currently being constructed on the east side of the tracks adjacent to Coleman Avenue, high business potential for a possible multi-use retail development exists. In addition to the three towers, three commercial structures will be designed in order to satisfy the need for a retail development. This project will serve as an attraction that will help attract …
Mixed-Use Low-Rise And Parking Structure Design In Downtown San Jose, Satej Desai, Marina Howard, Michaela Nava
Mixed-Use Low-Rise And Parking Structure Design In Downtown San Jose, Satej Desai, Marina Howard, Michaela Nava
Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering Senior Theses
This project focuses on the restoration of an old property in the downtown San Jose area. The specific location was recommended to the project team by their advisors based upon current site development by the general contractor Barry Swenson. After consultations with advisors and this contractor, it was determined that the project team designs two new structures to be placed on site that would help with the rehabilitation: a mixed-use low rise construction with commercial and residential space as well as a precast concrete parking structure. The low-rise building was designed as a hot-rolled steel podium with light framing (cold-formed …
An Approach To Light-Frame Disaster Relief Housing, Hayley Dickson, Megan Cronan, Anne Walkingshaw, Katherine Busch
An Approach To Light-Frame Disaster Relief Housing, Hayley Dickson, Megan Cronan, Anne Walkingshaw, Katherine Busch
Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering Senior Theses
An Approach to Light-Frame Disaster Relief Housing investigated the use of bamboo structures to provide safe, affordable and easily constructible housing in developing countries that are prone to natural disasters. The team chose to use the Cagayan Valley Region in Northern Philippines that has a demonstrated need for relief housing due to its susceptibility to high seismic activity, monsoons, and floods. The proposed solution includes a complete structural and geotechnical foundation design of a house that can resist the demand loads determined for the region. The structural system is designed using bamboo and includes a lateral force resisting system, and …