Design Project II: Hazleton Campus Access Project
ED&G 100: Introduction to Engineering Design The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 Fall 2001

Note: Info will be continually added during the course of this project.

Supporting Materials List

1. Kick-off Meeting Presentation

2. Pictures of the Hazleton Campus

3. Topographical Map and Satellite Photo from USGS

4. User Needs Analysis Materials:

• Interview Questions and Answers
• Video of campus and user interviews: faculty have access to this.

5. Traffic Analysis

• Guidebook on Method to Estimate Non-Motorized Travel: http://wwwcf.fhwa.dot.gov/tfhrc/safety/pubs/vol1/Contents.htm and  http://wwwcf.fhwa.dot.gov/tfhrc/safety/pubs/vol2/contents.htm
• Handouts provided (copy available in library)
• Real-time video from locations on Hazleton Campus

6. Estimating Construction Costs

• AE372 Course website http://www.arche.psu.edu/courses/ae372: Take a look at topics 10-14 for general engineering economics and 15-18 for estimating costs of construction projects.
• Two copies of the 2001 National Construction Estimator are available in the 312 Hammond Design Lab
• Photocopies of examples from several books available in library.
• Get-A-Quote.net lets you estimate costs from the largest free construction costing database: http://www.get-a-quote.net/ 

   

7. Useful Websites:

• Hazleton Campus URL: http://www.hn.psu.edu/
• ADA Programs Office at UP: http://www.psu.edu/dept/aaoffice/ADA/TextOnly/index.htm
• ADA Accessibility Guidelines:  http://www.access-board.gov/indexes/accessindex.htm 
• http://www.design-engine.com/
• Links to construction resources may be found on Architectural Engineering website http://www.engr.psu.edu/ae/sites.html 
• The US Access Board – they wrote ADAAG! http://www.access-board.gov/ 
• Department of Justice (DOJ) ADA Home Page: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm 
• Center for Universal Design – NC State Univ http://www.design.ncsu.edu:8120/cud/
• Industrial Designers Society of America, Special Interest Section http://www.idsa.org/whatsnew/sections/udidsa/noframes.htm 
• Elevators and People mover websites: http://www.otis.com/otis/; http://www.mitsubishi-elevator.com/; http://www.naturesave.co.uk/parry_people_movers.html; http://www.swedetrack.com/index.htm; http://www.bikefed.org/walkways.htm 
• Some examples: http://www.heights-of-abraham.co.uk/movers.html#; http://www.specialtyvehicles.com/trams.html
• Construction Costs Resources: http://www.construction-cost.com/
• Other similar projects - secondary school type: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/newyork/laic/lessons/e4_t7-lp.html; http://www.pbs.org/wnet/newyork/laic/episode4/activity7/activity7.html
• Others to come

8. Library resources:

• EDG100-Project II Notebook: (on reserve in the Engineering Library, 3rd Floor, Hammond Building)

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Project inquiries: Sven G. Bilén , sbilen@psu.edu
Last revised: 08 November 2001.