The goal of this project was to design a five-story mixed laboratory and Class A office building using mass timber, to accommodate for the constraints of fire resistance and to investigate the vibrational performance of CLT. A cost analysis was provided as a comparative study between mass timber and typical construction materials. This report provides the design process for a mass timber building incorporated with fire resistance design from the NDS. Following the initial design process and consultation with the project sponsors, a vibrational analysis was performed to ensure the design met the required human acceptance criteria which also reflects the serviceability of the space for laboratory instruments and activities. Finally, two estimates for the final building design were procured from leading mass timber fabricators and analyzed to establish a baseline cost for construction in the Boston, Massachusetts area.

• 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

• Woodson, Desmond
• Williamson, Paul
• Richardson, Jane

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-031623-133758
• 93051

Advisor

• Albano, Leonard D.

Year

• 2023

Sponsor

• Michael Richard, Consulting Engineer with Simpson Gumpertz & Heger

Date created

• 2023-03-16

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Civil Engineering

Source

• E-project-031623-133758

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-04-19