Renovation proposal for Fenway Park

Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2009.

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Main Author: Aldana Urrutia, Luis Pedro
Other Authors: Jerome J. Connor.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/50619
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spelling mit-1721.1/506192019-04-12T23:33:40Z Renovation proposal for Fenway Park Aldana Urrutia, Luis Pedro Jerome J. Connor. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Civil and Environmental Engineering. Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2009. Includes bibliographical references (leaf 39). As the oldest stadium in baseball history, the existing structure of Fenway Park presents problems such as limiting seating capacity and obstructed views, caused by the columns supporting the second level. Opened in 1912, this stadium is considered one of today's most historical sporting venues. In 2005, the Red Sox ownership announced that the stadium would remain as the home of the Red Sox for years to come. Consequently, considerable investments were made into the stadium to increase seating capacity and to retrofit the structure. This thesis explores the aforementioned main problems, the seating capacity and the obstructed view, and proposes a new design for the seating deck. Two options are explored: one scheme is a stiff structure with concentric bracing and the second scheme is a flexible structure that implements a Tuned Mass Damper to mitigate the vibrations of the cantilevered deck. A design proposal is presented with standard steel sections. It is concluded that the second option is not feasible because it does not comply with the deflection criterion. by Luis Pedro Aldana Urrutia. M.Eng. 2010-01-07T21:02:00Z 2010-01-07T21:02:00Z 2009 2009 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/50619 475653572 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 49 leaves application/pdf n-us-ma Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Renovation proposal for Fenway Park
title Renovation proposal for Fenway Park
title_full Renovation proposal for Fenway Park
title_fullStr Renovation proposal for Fenway Park
title_full_unstemmed Renovation proposal for Fenway Park
title_short Renovation proposal for Fenway Park
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topic Civil and Environmental Engineering.
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