Beam Analysis - Activity 3.2.3

In this project, I went through Activity 3.2.3 and calculated the reactions and moments and made shear and moment diagrams.

Reflection
This activity was kind of difficult. I didn't really get what we were supposed to do and how to do it. However, as I went through it, I got the hang of it and my work got a lot neater.

Keystone Library - Roof Framing

In this project, we made calculations and figured out what roof joists to use.

Here is a picture of my roof framing sheet

Reflection
This project was difficult because there were a lot of calculations. However, I was able to understand it and finish the project.

Keystone Library - Project 3.1.1

In this project, we had to add components and figure out the layout of our library.

These are the deliverables:

Reflection
I thought this project was sort of difficult because there was a lot of things to do and a lot of requirements. One of the things I would've done differently is plan out the rooms better. This would've made it easier and made it look better. I enjoyed seeing a more complete library and building at the end of this project.

Commercial Floor Systems

In this project, we researched and then put in either a cast-in-place or precast concrete floor on the second level. I chose to put in a precast concrete floor.

Reflection
This part of the project was pretty simple. There aren't really any things that I would do differently.

Structural Efficiency

In this project, we used cards to build a structure that was supposed to hold 5 lbs. We weighed it and then tested to see how much weight it would hold. We then used these numbers to calculate the structural efficiency.

Competition Results
Our structure did fairly well compared to the class. This is because the structure didn't weigh very much so the structural efficiency rating was higher.

Calculation
Our structural efficiency rating was 436.1

Conclusion
One of the changes that we made that really helped was after testing our first design, we started over and changed from a triangle structure to a circular tube structure with cards in between. This made our structure a lot stronger.

Commercial Roof Systems

In this activity, we researched green roofing systems and then put a roof on our Keystone Library.

Here is my research:
Step Tuff is a good brand for roofing finishes that you can walk on.

There are extensive and intensive roofs. Extensive roofs have a smaller amount of soil medium so it is lighter, but it limits the types of plants you are able to have. I am going to use an intensive green roofing system because I want a variety of plants of all shapes and sizes for my roof.

This is the section sheet of my roof and wall and a 3D view of my green roof:

Reflection:
During this activity, it was difficult finding what types of treatments were good for a roof that you can walk on. It was cool to see the green roof in place in Revit.

Description:

We researched different wall types and chose one to put in the Keystone Library. Then we drew the wall in Revit on the building.

These is the section and 3D view of the wall and Keystone Library:

Reflection:
I thought that this was fairly easy. The only somewhat difficult part was getting the wall at the right height. If I were to do the activity again, I don't think I would do anything differently.