Updates:
General:
9/13/14 - First Team meeting. Discussed site layout, team tasks, and plans for the project.
11/22/14 - Draft of the report is in progress
12/2/14 - Senior Project I report completed
Structural:
9/20/14 - Flood Elevation Data acquired. Will be used to determine flood loads and the layout of the
development in order to prevent flooding.
9/25/14 - Layout design of the 6-story commercial and residential building is being developed.
10/15/14 - Layout design of the 6-story commercial and residential building was developed.
10/24/14 - Floor plan and live loads were developed, flood, wind and snow loads are being developed.
11/21/14 - Wind loads were calculated
3/3/15 - Structural: Column Spacing and parking layout design
4/1/15 - Seismic loads determined
4/16/15 - Redesign of apartment sizing and commercial store layouts
4/20/15 - Visual Design made (3-D) model
4/27/15 - Steel Framing (Beams) determined
4/30/15 - Steel Framing (Columns) determined
4/29/15 - Concrete Column and beam size was determined
4/30/15 - Reinforcement for one-way beam joist system was determined.
Transportation:
9/30/14 - Zoning Ordinance for the City of Camden, ArcGIS files, and trip generation rates from the
ITE Trip Generation Manual were obtained.
10/22/14 - Transportation: Traffic analysis of base volume conditions assessed, trip generation graphs developed.
Using the volume data, areas for analysis were mapped out and defined.
11/18/14 - Transportation Update: PTV software used to create a model of intersection expected to experience the highest
volume increase (North 7th and Linden Street).
2/18/15 - Transportation: PTV Model of entire network from structure to intersection mapped out successfully.
Test run of simulation without signal heads to show direction of flow.
3/6/15 - Sample road plans acquired from NJDOT.
3/12/15 - Aerial view of intersection details started on autoCAD.
3/24/15 - Signs, striping, and various road details completed on aerial view drawing.
4/15/15 - CAD designs of sidewalk, curb, and island completed.
4/20/15 - Synchro signal timings optimized for EBT/EBL, NBT/NBL, SBT/SBR and phases determined.
4/27/15 - Intersection design finalized for acceptable level of service: additional 12' protected right turn lane,
20 ft radius curb, 30 ft radius effective curb, min 25 ft curb end to shoulder, 40 ft storage bay = LOS B.
Geotechnical:
10/07/14 - Geotechnical Update: Soil Profile developed in Microstation from 6 boring logs.
10/21/14 - Geotechnical Update: Analysis of Triaxial Shear Strength and Consolidation Tests for silt layer underway;
Calculated parameters necessary for deep foundation design;
Finalization of Soil Profile completed.
10/28/14 - Soil Profile revised and divided into four layers; SPT values were averaged for each layer.
11/12/14 - Bearing capacity for shallow foundations calculated using Meyerhof's general bearing capacity equation
11/23/14 - Soil contamination identified at Riverfront site: fuel leakages from the prison's underground storage tanks
as well as asbestos-containing compounds. Contamination was remediated by Langan Engineering and
Environmental Services
12/2/14 - Geotech Update: Granular angles of friction revised using AASHTO Equation
3/31/15 - Began deep foundation option analysis
4/26/15 - Shallow foundations were designed for all columns along with settlement and differential settlement
4/28/15 - A concrete retaining wall was designed for the underground parking garage option
4/29/15 - Flexible pavement designs for I-676 access road were designed
4/30/15 - Drilled shafts for the heaviest internal columns were designed
Electrical:
10/14/14 - Power Consumption Estimations made for parking garage, as well as different sized stores and apartments.
10/20/14 - Block diagram of grid tied solar system determined.
11/4/14 - Micro Inverter design chosen.
11/11/14 - Simulations of Micro Inverter were made using LTSpice.
2/10/15 - Different MPPT methods were researched, including perturb and observe, incremental conductance, and
constant voltage methods.
4/15/15 - Analog MPPT design chosen that incorporates a DC to DC converter and a PWM.
9/13/14 - First Team meeting. Discussed site layout, team tasks, and plans for the project.
11/22/14 - Draft of the report is in progress
12/2/14 - Senior Project I report completed
Structural:
9/20/14 - Flood Elevation Data acquired. Will be used to determine flood loads and the layout of the
development in order to prevent flooding.
9/25/14 - Layout design of the 6-story commercial and residential building is being developed.
10/15/14 - Layout design of the 6-story commercial and residential building was developed.
10/24/14 - Floor plan and live loads were developed, flood, wind and snow loads are being developed.
11/21/14 - Wind loads were calculated
3/3/15 - Structural: Column Spacing and parking layout design
4/1/15 - Seismic loads determined
4/16/15 - Redesign of apartment sizing and commercial store layouts
4/20/15 - Visual Design made (3-D) model
4/27/15 - Steel Framing (Beams) determined
4/30/15 - Steel Framing (Columns) determined
4/29/15 - Concrete Column and beam size was determined
4/30/15 - Reinforcement for one-way beam joist system was determined.
Transportation:
9/30/14 - Zoning Ordinance for the City of Camden, ArcGIS files, and trip generation rates from the
ITE Trip Generation Manual were obtained.
10/22/14 - Transportation: Traffic analysis of base volume conditions assessed, trip generation graphs developed.
Using the volume data, areas for analysis were mapped out and defined.
11/18/14 - Transportation Update: PTV software used to create a model of intersection expected to experience the highest
volume increase (North 7th and Linden Street).
2/18/15 - Transportation: PTV Model of entire network from structure to intersection mapped out successfully.
Test run of simulation without signal heads to show direction of flow.
3/6/15 - Sample road plans acquired from NJDOT.
3/12/15 - Aerial view of intersection details started on autoCAD.
3/24/15 - Signs, striping, and various road details completed on aerial view drawing.
4/15/15 - CAD designs of sidewalk, curb, and island completed.
4/20/15 - Synchro signal timings optimized for EBT/EBL, NBT/NBL, SBT/SBR and phases determined.
4/27/15 - Intersection design finalized for acceptable level of service: additional 12' protected right turn lane,
20 ft radius curb, 30 ft radius effective curb, min 25 ft curb end to shoulder, 40 ft storage bay = LOS B.
Geotechnical:
10/07/14 - Geotechnical Update: Soil Profile developed in Microstation from 6 boring logs.
10/21/14 - Geotechnical Update: Analysis of Triaxial Shear Strength and Consolidation Tests for silt layer underway;
Calculated parameters necessary for deep foundation design;
Finalization of Soil Profile completed.
10/28/14 - Soil Profile revised and divided into four layers; SPT values were averaged for each layer.
11/12/14 - Bearing capacity for shallow foundations calculated using Meyerhof's general bearing capacity equation
11/23/14 - Soil contamination identified at Riverfront site: fuel leakages from the prison's underground storage tanks
as well as asbestos-containing compounds. Contamination was remediated by Langan Engineering and
Environmental Services
12/2/14 - Geotech Update: Granular angles of friction revised using AASHTO Equation
3/31/15 - Began deep foundation option analysis
4/26/15 - Shallow foundations were designed for all columns along with settlement and differential settlement
4/28/15 - A concrete retaining wall was designed for the underground parking garage option
4/29/15 - Flexible pavement designs for I-676 access road were designed
4/30/15 - Drilled shafts for the heaviest internal columns were designed
Electrical:
10/14/14 - Power Consumption Estimations made for parking garage, as well as different sized stores and apartments.
10/20/14 - Block diagram of grid tied solar system determined.
11/4/14 - Micro Inverter design chosen.
11/11/14 - Simulations of Micro Inverter were made using LTSpice.
2/10/15 - Different MPPT methods were researched, including perturb and observe, incremental conductance, and
constant voltage methods.
4/15/15 - Analog MPPT design chosen that incorporates a DC to DC converter and a PWM.