Historic Building Case Study: Measuring Differential Settlement Combined with Experiential Learning

9 pages•Published: December 11, 2023

Kyle Larson, Steve Schaffner and Lindsay Anderson

Abstract

Sagging floors along with cracked interior finishes and exterior masonry is commonplace for structures that have been in service for an extended period of time. Differential settlement is a phenomenon that many structures undergo. A historical building society had a building that was over 150 years old and was experiencing the aforementioned distresses. Wanting a second opinion they called a local university for their expertise and help. The faculty decided this project would be a great opportunity for an undergraduate construction science student to interact with a client and develop a solution. The project led to a great experiential learning opportunity for one student. The student was able to interact with a client and come up with real world solutions, just like they would have to endure once in industry. The student had to determine what was causing the cracking and find a way to prove if there were immediate safety concerns for the building. In the end everyone benefited from the project as the historical building society received a valuable second opinion and an undergraduate student found practical uses for ideas to solve problems and make decisions based on the findings.

Keyphrases: assessment report, differential settlement, experiential learning, historical building, undergraduate research

In: Tom Leathem, Wes Collins and Anthony Perrenoud (editors). Proceedings of 59th Annual Associated Schools of Construction International Conference, vol 4, pages 497-505.

Links:	https://easychair.org/publications/paper/PRTh
	https://doi.org/10.29007/vsph

BibTeX entry

@inproceedings{ASC2023:Historic_Building_Case_Study,
  author    = {Kyle Larson and Steve Schaffner and Lindsay Anderson},
  title     = {Historic Building Case Study: Measuring Differential Settlement Combined with Experiential Learning},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of 59th Annual Associated Schools of Construction International Conference},
  editor    = {Tom Leathem and Wes Collins and Anthony Perrenoud},
  series    = {EPiC Series in Built Environment},
  volume    = {4},
  publisher = {EasyChair},
  bibsource = {EasyChair, https://easychair.org},
  issn      = {2632-881X},
  url       = {/publications/paper/PRTh},
  doi       = {10.29007/vsph},
  pages     = {497-505},
  year      = {2023}}

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