The goal of this project was to design a baseline four-story Class A office building using mass timber, examine two alternative mass timber Class A designs for advanced post-fire structural resilience, and compare options for a client with regards to fire resiliency, repair scope, and cost-benefit analysis. This report outlines a baseline building design that may require extensive structural repair after a fire. Through fire analysis, an alternative building option was designed to meet Class B occupancy requirements after a three-hour time-equivalent fire. Finally, this report examines the feasibility of a second alternative that would permit Class A occupancy after a three-hour time-equivalent fire. Final recommendations are outlined based on construction costs, repair costs, and risk.

• 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

• Bishop, Stephanie
• Mellor, Isabelle

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 54086
• E-project-032522-130005

Keyword

• Mass Timber
• Wood Design
• Glued Laminated Timber
• Cross Laminated Timber
• Fire Analysis
• Fire Performance

Advisor

• Albano, Leonard D.

Year

• 2022

Sponsor

• Michael Richard

Date created

• 2022-03-25

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Civil Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright