College - Author 1
College of Architecture and Environmental Design
Department - Author 1
Architectural Engineering Department
Degree Name - Author 1
BS in Architectural Engineering
Date
5-2026
Primary Advisor
Craig Baltimore, College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Architectural Engineering Department
Abstract/Summary
This project explored performance-based design by analyzing and redesigning the roof for a cabin built in the 1950s and located in Mineral King Valley in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, California. The Sierra Nevada Mountains experience heavy amounts of snow during the winter season. In the winter, the cabin is unoccupied, so the performance objective was collapse prevention, rather than life safety. Since the performance objective focused on collapse prevention at a time when the building was unoccupied, the probability of failure did not need to be low, so safety factors were omitted. This approach required deeper understanding of the code and the use of probability statistics in achieving performance goals, as well as the purpose and justification of safety factors. The final design of the project demonstrates safety while remaining economical and preserving the spirit of the original structure.
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/arcesp/245
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