OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

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OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY PEER Seismic Design
Competition 2008
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Elevation
Performance Estimates
Team Members
Because wood is such a variable material, and due
to design approximations, these predictions are
not extremely precise. By our predictions,
however, our design would have placed first at
last years competition.
Joe Henry is a senior at Oregon State University
studying civil engineering. He will graduate
this spring and go onto work for Shimmick
Construction Company Inc. in Southern California.
Aside from the seismic design competition, Joe
is also involved in his fraternity, Sigma Chi.
Bryan Costa is a senior at Oregon State
University in Civil Engineering with emphasis of
Structural and Transportation Engineering. Bryan
was the Construction Leader and in charge of
structural maintenance for this years team.
Bryan is on track to graduate this school year
and plans to work in the Northwest.
Matthew Gordanier is a senior at Oregon State
studying Civil Engineering with emphases on
structural engineering. Upon graduation Matthew
intends on moving to the Portland area and
accepting a job offer from Power Engineers with
their Transmission and Distribution Overhead Line
Department. Matthew's role on the team was to
carry out the analysis and detail design of the
structure.
Duncan Stark is a senior at OSU studying Civil
Engineering, and intends to pursue an MS degree
in Structural Engineering at Oregon State this
fall. Duncan prepared the presentation and the
poster and will present at the competition.
Design Methodology
These are some basic principles we attempted
follow -Maximize the floor space
-Especially on the top floors -This is
where we rent space and earn money -Make the
structure as stiff as possible - The
spectral acceleration shows that very rigid or
very flexible structures will perform
best - More stiffness is better than less
weight -Make the structure as simple as
possible -Avoid stress concentrations and
torsion -Diagonals maximize connections and
load paths -Maximize footprint -Support
load points additionally Design Summary -5
tall -29 floors -160 square inches of floor
space on every floor
Nick Peek is a senior at Oregon State University
in Civil Engineering. He is planning on pursuing
a Masters degree in Structural Engineering in the
fall at OSU.
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