College - Author 1
College of Architecture and Environmental Design
Department - Author 1
Architectural Engineering Department
Degree Name - Author 1
BS in Architectural Engineering
College - Author 2
College of Architecture and Environmental Design
Department - Author 2
Architectural Engineering Department
Degree - Author 2
BS in Architectural Engineering
College - Author 3
College of Architecture and Environmental Design
Department - Author 3
Architectural Engineering Department
Degree - Author 3
BS in Architectural Engineering
College - Author 4
College of Architecture and Environmental Design
Department - Author 4
Architectural Engineering Department
Degree - Author 4
BS in Architectural Engineering
Date
6-2024
Primary Advisor
Kevin Dong, College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Architectural Engineering Department
Abstract/Summary
We designed our project, dubbed the Moment Monument, in part to live out our dream of applying engineering and design skills towards creating a lasting impression on Cal Poly’s campus, as well as to develop a visual aid for future engineering students in steel design classes. The Moment Monument is in the Experimental Structures Laboratory, which is a space in the university’s ‘Poly Canyon’ that is reserved for students to build and test different applications of architecture, structural engineering, and construction. In recent years, it has been diffi cult to receive approval to build in the canyon due to high restrictions in place to receive a permit. However, we worked diligently for over a year and are proud that we were able to contribute to the legacy of the Poly Canyon Experimental Structures Laboratory.
The Moment Monument consists of a circular concrete slab split down the middle and shifted to create a pinwheel shape, with each of the slab’s tails ramping up to the top. This shape is representative of the right-hand rule used when summing moments in a statics class. The slab is supported by circular stem walls into foundations that are embedded below grade. The slab itself rises 12” above grade to become a raised podium for observers to walk around on and provides comfortable seating along the edge.
Rising 9’-6” from the top of the slab are six steel moment frames, three along each ramp. Each frame showcases different prequalifi ed seismic moment connections per AISC 358-16. We were exposed to the Reduced Beam Section (RBS) connection during our steel design class, and our curiosity for other types of prequalifi ed connections led us down a path of creating a visual aid for students to come to our structure and see a direct application of these connections from the AISC Seismic Design Manual. The beam to column connections are clearly visible for observation, as are the column to foundation connections. The entire Moment Monument was designed with students in mind, with the intent of maximizing the amount of applicable knowledge that can be portrayed through moment frame construction.
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/arcesp/208