This report focuses on the structural and fire protection analysis of the building located at 68 Prescott Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. This report includes information collected on the renovation of a brownfield site and the masonry building, as part of the Gateway Park Project. Strategies to rehabilitate and reuse the existing masonry exterior were implemented utilizing steel and reinforced concrete structural alternatives with corresponding cost estimates. Additionally, a code analysis was performed. The document concludes with an analysis of the active and passive fire protection systems and a risk assessment of the building.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• McGillvray, Kaitlin Marie
• Strumolo, Kathryn Grace
• Thompson, Kelly
• Ramig, Caitlyn M.

Colaboradores

• Jayachandran, Paramasivam

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-022807-143628

Advisor

• Albano, Leonard D.

Year

• 2007

Date created

• 2007-02-28

Localização

• Worcester

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Civil Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright