Building Technology Program: Recent submissions

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    • Disaster debris management and recovery of housing stock in San Francisco, CA 

      Saiyed, Zahraa Nazim (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
      This thesis investigates the potential effects of a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in San Francisco City, particularly the implications on San Francisco's residential housing stock and impacts on the construction and demolition ...

    • Collapse mechanisms of small-scale unreinforced masonry vaults 

      Shapiro, Elaine Elizabeth (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
      The structural behavior of masonry arches under various forms of loading is well-studied; however, the three-dimensional behavior of barrel vaults and groin vaults is not as well understood. This thesis aims to address ...

    • Sonic facade, creating a sounding architecture 

      Granville, Alina (Alina T.) (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
      While architecture inherently makes sound when people and the environment interact with it, architects seldom orchestrate a building to produce sound. This thesis proposes a sonic facade that turns an existing building ...