This project assessed Gilbane Building Company, Cannon Design, and WPI''s decision to build with steel instead of reinforced concrete for the new on-campus residence hall. By redesigning the residence hall using reinforced concrete, developing our own management schedule, and performing a cost analysis we were able to compare the concrete design process to the steel design process that was used. We weighed the structural changes in the building, scheduling differences, and final cost to gain an understanding of the differences.

• 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

• Finzel, Brandon R
• Ball, Michael H
• Forsaith, Jacob K

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-030808-220350

Advisor

• Albano, Leonard D.
• Salazar, Guillermo F.

Year

• 2008

Sponsor

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute
• Cannon Design
• Gilbane Building Company

Date created

• 2008-03-08

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Civil Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright