Coursework at Lehigh is intense. Fortunately, I've found a little time to upload my project on a Frank Gehry curtain wall system. I referenced materials from MIT, Stanford and Harvard university to finish this assignment. What I found was fairly illuminating. Finite... View full entry
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
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.
