The mission of the Architectural Engineering Department at Cal Poly is to educate students to enter and be successful in the practice of structural engineering. The program focuses primarily on the California practice of structural engineering, that emphasizes seismic design. The curriculum goes beyond traditional structures program to give students an understanding of architecture and construction management as it relates a total project design.
Modified from https://arce.calpoly.edu/our-vision
Senior Projects from 2020
Timber-Strong Design Build Competition, Anna Luehrs, Lilliann Lai, Dolores Herrera, and John Leone
Senior Projects from 2019
Wine History Pavilion: FLOW, Isaac J. Cameron
Investigation of Grout - A Comparison of Standard Grout Mix to Self-Consolidating Grout Mix, Rachel Garcia Chandler
Structural Reconnaissance Findings of the 2017 Mexico City Earthquake, Rachel Garcia Chandler
2017 Mexico City Earthquake: Analyses of Reinforced Concrete Building Damage, Anisha Datta
Bihongora Library and Community Center, Nicholas M. Dekker and Elyssa L. Adams
Same Polytechnic College Campus Main Core, Bryce Daniel Gagner
Mòn Briyè Primary School Journeyman International, Leah E. George and Devin R. Williams
Topology and Form Finding via Genetic Algorithms, Michael Goldenberg and Nick Coburn
An Exploration into Structurally Rational Architecture, Bridget M. Healey
Evaluating Prescriptive Design Requirements through the Lens of Low-Income Housing in Huntington, West Virginia, David H. Hsu
Axial Testing of Makeshift Buckling Restrained Braces, Daniel T. Item and Corey Huang
Wine History Project Moving Pavilion, Rachel A. Jakel
Succulent Pavilion, Abigail King
Characteristics of a Viscous Damper: Finding the Damping Coefficient, Roman Lara IV and Tiffany Wang
A Structural Approach to Architecture (With an Emphasis on Thin-Shell Forms), Ansel Man
Timber-Strong Design Build Senior Project, Corbin S. Morisada
Same Polytechnic College: Structural Design Exploration, Emma Morley
Cable Suspended Structure-Antanas Panavas, Roger Pena, Dean Seydel Becker, and Tracy Destiny Doan
Damage Detection of Identical Structures, Garrett M. Peterson and Kira Deguchi
Heavy Timber Buckling-Restrained-Braces, Kaylee Pit and Junning Liu
Retrofit of Concrete Moment Frames with Masonry Infill in High Seismic Zones, Patricia Francis Pope, Madeleine Rasmussen, and Zorana Tat
Bridge House Restoration, Adam McPherson Pruitt, Ben Christopher Sykes, Samantha Sophia Solow, Christopher Ryan Levy, and Severin Bechtel Elste
The Timber Buckling Restrained Brace Frame, Jessica Resta
Steel Test Set-Up for Non-Ductile Concrete Shear Walls, Colin S. Ridgley