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Timothy MuellerTimothy Mueller

Senior Thesis, Spring 2006Senior Thesis, Spring 2006

Structural OptionStructural Option

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Project BackgroundGeneral ArchitectureExisting StructureDepth Study

Gravity AnalysisLateral AnalysisAdditional Considerations

Breadth StudyConstruction ManagementArchitectural Analysis

Summary and ConclusionsAcknowledgements

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Delivery Method:Delivery Method: Design-Bid-Build

Major Building Code:Major Building Code: IBC 2000

Cost:Cost: $63 Million

Start Date:Start Date: March 22, 2005

Finish Date:Finish Date: November 1, 2006 

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Project BackgroundGeneral ArchitectureExisting StructureDepth Study

Gravity AnalysisLateral AnalysisAdditional Considerations

Breadth StudyConstruction ManagementArchitectural Analysis

Summary and ConclusionsAcknowledgements

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Size:

•139,805 Sq Ft

Façade:

•Many decorative aluminum & sheet metal panels

•Ribbon windows

•Full glazing curtain walls

•Horizontal sunshields

High Bay Laboratory:

•Located on West Side

•Decorative curved metal roof

Height:

•86’ above grade

•Central core w/ 5th floor penthouse

•Four story main structure

•One floor below grade

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Project BackgroundGeneral ArchitectureExisting StructureDepth Study

Gravity AnalysisLateral AnalysisAdditional Considerations

Breadth StudyConstruction ManagementArchitectural Analysis

Summary and ConclusionsAcknowledgements

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Roof: Roof:

Typical concrete on metal deck w/ steel frame of:

•W14X122

•W10X73Superstructure:Superstructure:

Typically one-way cast-in-place concrete w/ monolithic poured:

•4.5” slab

•10”X16” joist

•16”X16” joist

•20”X20.5” beams

•18”X24” columns

Foundation:Foundation:

• 3’ deep step footing

• 10’X10’spread footing below columns

Unique Unique protection:protection:

•20”X30” progressive collapse beams

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Project BackgroundGeneral ArchitectureExisting StructureDepth Study

Gravity AnalysisLateral AnalysisAdditional Considerations

Breadth StudyConstruction ManagementArchitectural Analysis

Summary and ConclusionsAcknowledgements

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Considerations:Considerations:

Concrete Pros:Concrete Pros:

• High Vibration Stability

• Integrated Fireproofing

• Small Floor SandwichConcrete Cons:Concrete Cons:

• Labor Intensive

• Large Total Mass

• Steel Roof System

Proposed Solution:Proposed Solution:

•Construct the FDA Construct the FDA CDRH CDRH Laboratory Laboratory with Steelwith Steel

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Loading:Loading:

Dead load:Dead load: 73psf73psfUSF2X deck and Concrete: 48psfSuperimposed: 25psf

 Snow load (Washington D.C.): Snow load (Washington D.C.):

30psf30psf

Live Load:Live Load: 125psf125psfLight Manufacturing (Most Laboratory Spaces): 125psfLight Storage (Supplementary Laboratory Spaces):

125psf

The controlling combination in both N/S and E/W direction is 1.2D +1.0E + 0.5L + 0.2S 1.2D +1.0E + 0.5L + 0.2S

 for all floors except the first floor which was controlled in both directions by

 1.2D + 1.6W + 0.5L + 0.5S1.2D + 1.6W + 0.5L + 0.5S 

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Project BackgroundGeneral ArchitectureExisting StructureDepth Study

Gravity AnalysisLateral AnalysisAdditional Considerations

Breadth StudyConstruction ManagementArchitectural Analysis

Summary and ConclusionsAcknowledgements

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Deflection Criteria:Deflection Criteria:

Live: l/360, Total: l/240, & Vibration Criteria

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Design ADesign A

5” slab over 22 gage UF2X form deck with44-W2.9XW2.9 welded wire fabric.

 

Vibration velocity when a person is walking slowly:

6,214 µ in/sec6,214 µ in/sec

Criteria level:

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≤ 8,000 µ in/sec: computer systems, operating rooms, surgery, and bench microscopes at up to 100x

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Vibration velocity when a person is running:

141,086 µ in/sec141,086 µ in/sec

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Design BDesign B

5” slab over 20 gage UF2X form deck with44-W2.9XW2.9 welded wire fabric.

 

Vibration velocity when a person is walking slowly:

255 µ in/sec255 µ in/sec

Criteria level:

5 5

≤ 500 µ in/sec: electron microscopes at up to 30,000x magnification, microtomes, magnetic response imagers, and microelectronics manufacturing equipment class C

Vibration velocity when a person is running:

5,794 µ in/sec5,794 µ in/sec

Criteria level:

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Project BackgroundGeneral ArchitectureExisting StructureDepth Study

Gravity AnalysisLateral AnalysisAdditional Considerations

Breadth StudyConstruction ManagementArchitectural Analysis

Summary and ConclusionsAcknowledgements

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Deflection Criteria:Deflection Criteria:

h/400

Seismic Deflection Criteria:Seismic Deflection Criteria:

0.02h/floor

No damage to building systems (h/180)

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Moment Frames:

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Design BDesign B

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Project BackgroundGeneral ArchitectureExisting StructureDepth Study

Gravity AnalysisLateral AnalysisAdditional Considerations

Breadth StudyConstruction ManagementArchitectural Analysis

Summary and ConclusionsAcknowledgements

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Blast Control:Blast Control:

•LocationLocation - center of the limited access White Oak campus•One road accessroad access point - north end of the building•No interior below grade parkingbelow grade parking garages

•Extra layer of welded wire meshwelded wire mesh in upper portion of the deck •Moment connections•Square columns -Square columns - HSS shapes versus W-shape resistance torsion•progressive collapse beamprogressive collapse beam

support the load of two bay spans without deflection criteria W40X230W40X230 to W40X431W40X431

•Overall cost of a blast resistant system as compared to a non-resistive 5%5% increase  

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HeightHeightTotal height increase: 8.25’8.25’•No height restrictions•Slight increase in wind loads•Minimal additional cladding cost

Weight/FoundationWeight/FoundationTotal mass decrease: ¼ original design¼ original design (just under 6 million kips)•Lower seismic forces•Foundations reduced to 1/3 original area

FireproofingFireproofingCompatible spray-on fireproofingspray-on fireproofing•Decking: 3/8” •Beams and girders: 1”•Columns: 1-3/8”  

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Considerations:Considerations:

Concrete Pros:Concrete Pros:

• High Vibration Stability

• Integrated Fireproofing

• Small Floor SandwichConcrete Cons:Concrete Cons:

• Labor Intensive

• Large Total Mass

• Steel Roof System

Proposed Solution:Proposed Solution:

•Construct the FDA Construct the FDA CDRH CDRH Laboratory Laboratory with Steelwith Steel

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Proposed Solution:Proposed Solution:

•Design B Steel Design B Steel StructureStructure

•Fewer membersFewer members

•High vibration High vibration controlcontrol

•Blast controlBlast control

•More moment More moment connectionsconnections

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Project BackgroundGeneral ArchitectureExisting StructureDepth Study

Gravity AnalysisLateral AnalysisAdditional Considerations

Breadth StudyConstruction ManagementArchitectural Analysis

Summary and ConclusionsAcknowledgements

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Cost:Cost:

•Current System (concrete)Current System (concrete)

•Design A (steel spanning N-S)Design A (steel spanning N-S)

•Design B (steel spanning E-W)Design B (steel spanning E-W)

•Design B with Blast ResistanceDesign B with Blast Resistance

$4,492,27$4,492,275.005.00$3,799,94$3,799,940.000.00$3,392,22$3,392,223.003.00$3,561,83$3,561,834.154.15

$692,335.$692,335.0000$1,100,05$1,100,052.002.00$930,440.$930,440.8585

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Proposed Solution:Proposed Solution:

•Design B Steel StructureDesign B Steel Structure

•Fewer membersFewer members

•High Vibration controlHigh Vibration control

•Blast controlBlast control

•More moment More moment connectionsconnections

Proposed Solution:Proposed Solution:

•Design B Steel Design B Steel StructureStructure

•Fewer membersFewer members

•Increased vibration Increased vibration controlcontrol

•More moment More moment connectionsconnections

•Cost savingsCost savings

•Time savingsTime savings

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Considerations:Considerations:

Concrete Pros:Concrete Pros:

• High Vibration Stability

• Integrated Fireproofing

• Small Floor SandwichConcrete Cons:Concrete Cons:

• Labor Intensive

• Large Total Mass

• Steel Roof System

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Project BackgroundGeneral ArchitectureExisting StructureDepth Study

Gravity AnalysisLateral AnalysisAdditional Considerations

Breadth StudyConstruction ManagementArchitectural Analysis

Summary and ConclusionsAcknowledgements

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Steel façade Brick façade Steel façade Brick façade E.I.F.S. façade E.I.F.S. façade

Precast Precast façadefaçade

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(-(-$509,516.02$509,516.02) )

(-(-$488,900.$488,900.10)10)

$1,574,993$1,574,993.45.45

$46,306.6$46,306.633

$1,592,609$1,592,609.37.37

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Steel façade Brick façade Steel façade Brick façade E.I.F.S. façade E.I.F.S. façade$1,086,09$1,086,093.353.35

$1,039,786.$1,039,786.7272

Precast Precast façadefaçade

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Proposed Solution:Proposed Solution:•Design B Steel Design B Steel StructureStructure

•Fewer membersFewer members•Increased vibration Increased vibration controlcontrol•More moment More moment connectionsconnections•Cost savingsCost savings•Time savingsTime savings

Proposed Solution:Proposed Solution:

•Design B Steel Design B Steel StructureStructure

•Fewer membersFewer members

•Increased vibration Increased vibration controlcontrol

•More moment More moment connectionsconnections

•Cost savingsCost savings

•Time savingsTime savings

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Considerations:Considerations:

Concrete Pros:Concrete Pros:

• High Vibration Stability

• Integrated Fireproofing

• Small Floor SandwichConcrete Cons:Concrete Cons:

• Labor Intensive

• Large Total Mass

• Steel Roof System

•Precast FaçadePrecast Façade•Fast installationFast installation•Traditional imageTraditional image•Additional blast Additional blast resistanceresistance

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Gravity AnalysisLateral AnalysisAdditional Considerations

Breadth StudyConstruction ManagementArchitectural Analysis

Summary and ConclusionsAcknowledgements

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$930,440.85$930,440.85

$441,540.75$441,540.75

Current Current Building Building (concrete (concrete structure & steel façade) structure & steel façade)

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Proposed Proposed Building Building (steel (steel structure & steel façade)structure & steel façade)

Proposed Proposed Building Building (steel (steel structure & precast structure & precast façade)façade)

$5,578,368.35$5,578,368.35

$4,647,927.50$4,647,927.50

$5,136,827.60$5,136,827.60

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$930,440.85$930,440.85

$441,540.75$441,540.75

Current Current Building Building (concrete (concrete structure & steel façade) structure & steel façade)

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Proposed Proposed Building Building (steel (steel structure & steel façade)structure & steel façade)

Proposed Proposed Building Building (steel (steel structure & precast structure & precast façade)façade)

$5,578,368.35$5,578,368.35

Cost SavingsCost Savings

Greater Than Satisfactory Greater Than Satisfactory Vibration ControlVibration Control

Time SavingsTime Savings

Equivalent Equivalent FireproofingFireproofing

Campus Unifying Campus Unifying Façade Façade

Smaller FoundationSmaller Foundation

Increased Blast Increased Blast ProtectionProtection

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Project BackgroundGeneral ArchitectureExisting StructureDepth Study

Gravity AnalysisLateral AnalysisAdditional Considerations

Breadth StudyConstruction ManagementArchitectural Analysis

Summary and ConclusionsAcknowledgements

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I would like to thank the following people: James Piedrafita, Truland Systems Corporation, for providing me with all of my resources, as well as a work experience and knowledge that can not be quantified.  Dr. Ali Memari, Penn State University, for being my faculty advisor. Dr. Walter Schneider, Penn State University, for being my advisor in the Fall of 2005 as well as a tremendous help throughout the thesis year. Dr. Hanagan and Professor Parfitt, Penn State University, for a answering my incessant questions with great patience. The AE Faculty and Staff, Penn State University, for providing me with a truly unique and extraordinary college experience and the ability to present my thesis. The Professional Structural Mentors, for providing insight in a matter of seconds that would take me days to unravel. My Friends, who without their help, support, and ear, I would never have been able to survive this past year. and My Family, who not only provided me with a sounding board this past year, but a sound foundation to build my future from. 

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Questions?Questions?