Structural Projects
Seismic Design and Analysis of an 8-Story Office Building Aug 2019
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Created architectural and structural building plans using AutoCAD.
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Determined natural period, seismic loads and design forces using response spectrum method in accordance with ASCE 7-16.
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Used ETABS to run nonlinear time history analysis, obtained the dynamic properties and analyzed the seismic responses.
Design and Analysis of a 4-Story Steel Structure Apr 2018
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Performed structural design and analysis calculations of a 3-D structural steel frame using RISA-3D, considering dead, live, wind and snow loads using the LRFD approach and Direct Analysis Method.
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Modified the analytical model to new member dimensions and repeated the process to check until codes were satisfied.
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Run nonlinear time history analysis, checked inter-story drift, and provided detailed portions using schematic layouts.
Design of a Building using REVIT Apr 2018
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Designed a 5-story library building with glass curtainwall.
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Created architectural and structural drawings using Revit, including structural items, detailed dimensioning and annotating.
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Generated specific views, match lines and detailed sketches for own designs, as well as Revit sheets for use in construction.
Analysis of Buckling Capacity of a Column using MASTAN2 Apr - May 2017
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Modeled the simply-supported column using MASTAN2
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Performed a convergence study to determine the minimum number of elements to model to get an accurate value
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Investigated the instability behavior of the column by determining its buckling capacity
Structural Design of a Box Girder Highway Bridge Jan 2017
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Designed a 4-lane prestressed concrete box girder highway bridge including both superstructure and substructure in accordance with AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications.
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Performed structural modeling and analysis using SAP2000 and CSiBridge software package.
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Provided full detailed report and drawings.
Analysis of Constant Ductility Pseudo Acceleration Response Spectra Dec 2016
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Generated constant ductility pseudo acceleration response spectra using BISPEC
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Plotted the constant ductility pseudo acceleration versus period response spectra averaged for different ground motion records
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Analyzed the effect of the level of ductility, damper velocity exponent on the response spectra
Seismic Retrofit of Concrete and Steel Highway Bridges Dec 2016
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Summarized the structure failure modes of concrete bridges and steel highway bridges
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Analyzed the performance of these two types of bridges during earthquakes
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Introduced seismic retrofit approaches
Structural Design of a Parking Garage Floor System Sep 2016
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Completed two designs for a parking garage floor system (beams, girders, and slabs) per ACI 318-11, PCI and PTI: one using precast pre-tensioned construction and the other using the cast-in-place post-tensioned construction.
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Prepared design drawings using AutoCAD and performed material take-off estimates of concrete and reinforcement.
BIM Projects
4D modeling and clash detection May 2015
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Developed a schedule for the given construction on a Gantt chart
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Created a 4D model and analyzed the construction process
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Held a clash detection session and a resolution session with Navisworks clash detection tool
4D Simulation
Modeling, Model Checking and Cost Estimation Mar 2015
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Designed and completed the 3D mechanical model in Revit
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Added the whole HVAC Revit parts to the model based on real properties (dimension, U-value, etc)
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Performed model-based estimating and created a bid for exterior walls with Vico Estimator
Research Experience
Summer 2017 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Syracuse University
Summer Research Assistant
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Established the 2D slope model of Ou-Tang Landslide on Yangtze River in China using ABAQUS
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Analyzed its slope stability by the effect of different levels of precipitation intensity
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Recommended effective methods to help strengthen soil integrity to ensure its safety
Summer 2015 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Summer Research Assistant
Project title: Exploration vs Exploitation in construction technologies
Subtitle: Optimal policy of light bulb operation using Gittins Index
Student: Chiyon Cho & Tie Zheng
Supervisor: Profs Matteo Pozzi & Burcu Akinci
