M. Eng Students at Lehigh University use RAM Structural System for Final Group Project

The Civil & Environmental Engineering department at Leigh University in Bethlehem, PA—like many engineering schools across the United States—offer a Masters of Engineering degree in addition to the more traditional Masters of Science in Civil Engineering degree. In lieu of defending a thesis prior to graduation, M.Eng. students at Lehigh perform the design of an existing structure as a group project. Over the course of ten months, groups of three to five students will start a project much like a practicing profession would. This starts with architectural drawings and relevant project reports provided by professionals assisting with the program. The students proceed with the design, presenting progress reports at intervals through the process. At the end of the course, the groups make a final presentation of their design to faculty and an executive review board.

One of the tools the students at Lehigh use is the RAM Structural System. We were all very impressed by their modelling skills when we came across the presentation below. So check out what some of these young people are doing for their final project:

In 2010, the students completed the design of two buildings, with a final design report on a 22 story office building in the Harlem section of New York city. This complex building consists of large, column free retail spaces at lower levels and an underground parking garage. Multiple roof setbacks and transfer trusses added to the challenge of designing this project.

One group posted the slides for their final presentation. You can see that these students did an excellent job of designing the complex systems and elements within this building: