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1.036  Structural & Geotechnical Eng

Spring 2007

Instructors: Oral Buyukozturk, Lucy Jen

TAs: Jae Hyeok Choi, Yvonne Moret, Jianyong Pei, Tzu-Yang Yu

Lecture:  TR10:30-12  (1-242)
Recitation:  M11:00-1 (11:00-12, Mandatory)  (1-242)
Office Hours (Professor Oral Buyukozturk):  TR2:30-3:30  (1-280)
Office Hours (Dr. Lucy C Jen):  TR1:00-2:00  (1-382)
Office Hours (TA Yvonne Moret):  TR12:00-1:00  (1-343A)

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Sample Quiz #2

Sample questions for Quiz #2 (Geotechnical Engineering) are posted under "recitation".  Yvonne will go through the quiz with you during Monday's recitation.  The 1 1/2 hour exam will be given in two parts: part one will be closed book and should take less than 30 minutes.  Part two will be open book which will be distributed after you've turned in part 1.  This portion should take you 1 hr +/- to complete.

A review session is scheduled for Friday, May 18, 2007 from 3:30pm to 4:30pm.  Location TBD.

Announced on 11 May 2007  8:45  p.m. by Lucy Jen

Geotechnical Engineering Section Project 4

Project 4 is due on Thursday, May 10, 2007; however, you can turn in this report by Tuesday, May 15.  This project must be submitted by 5pm, Tuesday, May 15, 2007. 

Also note that Draft 2 of the site characterization report must be submitted the last day of class (hard copy due in class and electronic copy uploaded to Stellar by 5pm, May 17).  Note that, as discussed in class, this Draft 2 of the site characterization report is optional.

Announced on 08 May 2007  9:19  p.m. by Lucy Jen

1.036 final report announcement

March 9th 2007
 
Dear 1.036 students
 
Thank you for turning in your project report 2 in a timely manner. The third and the final structural design report will be due on Monday, March 19th 2007. Due to the tight schedule, we will not have any flexibility on the due date. Thus, please, start to make progress; by this time, you have most of the knowledge needed for this design phase.
As to the scope of the work in this phase, the initially defined deliverables are:
final design calculations, cross sectional details, deflection diagrams, discussion of architectural, mechanical, and structural implications of the design.   
I would like to limit the design activity considering the time we have left for this unit. Please limit your work to the following.
1) Choose a floor level such as floor 4 where column size changes for that floor from that of the third floor.
2) Design the two exterior columns, say on the left side of the building, continuing from floor 3 to floor 4.
3) Design the beams between floor 3 and 4 extending from the left corner between the columns toward right continuing two spans (two beams side by side).
4) Design the two continuous floor slabs between the two columns monolithically interacting with the beams and the columns you are designing. I suggest you design these two floor panels as one way slabs transferring the loads in the cross direction of the main frame.
5) Show the details of the exterior joint between the two columns and the beam you are designing.
6) Compute short term and long term deflections under the combination of un-factored service dead loads + live loads for the beams. This calculation will account for cracking of the beams.
7) Compute crack width that can be expected from these beams under the service conditions.
8) Show clearly the deflections of the overall frame members and the deflected shape of the entire frame under a) un-factored dead + live service loads, b) one of the un-factored earthquake / wind loads (this will be from the SAP analysis that you have previously performed; in fact, some teams have already included this in report 2).
9) Clearly prepare drawings for cross sections, reinforcements, reinforcement extensions along the elements, overlapping details etc.
10) Discussion of your design, comparisons, other considerations such as architectural and mechanical.
11) I also suggest that you briefly summarize any revisions or reanalysis to your previous report if needed. And also include a section in your report articulating your overall design experience, important points, and the highlights of what you have learned in this design process.
These are the desired contents of the report 3. Each team will use creativity and judgment in organizing and formatting the report. I am open for comments and suggestions.
 
Professor Buyukozturk

Announced on 09 March 2007  3:26  p.m. by Oral Buyukozturk