This is the design of a prestressed concrete beam for the annual Big Beam Competition annually held in the Northeast. The competition grades entrants based on performance against a given set of loads and overall quality of design. To design the beam, beam geometry was optimized using... View full entry
Big Beam Competition Entry
Currently, I've been in three courses which have assisted my year-long independent research project: a new method for designing reinforced concrete shear walls. The project is to be designed for the Pankow Foundation, an organization out of Claremont, CA, founded on the vision to improve... View full entry
I'm currently earning my masters in structural engineering at Lehigh University, but I hold a bachelors of architecture from the University of Oregon. What I would like to write about has to do with my aforementioned diverse background, i.e., what lessons I've learned in structural engineering that may help me as an architect in the near future.
