Capstone 2021 Civil Engineering

Cassie Aiello, David Bauters, Nina Collins, Emmanuel Gonzalez
Faculty Advisor: Nasser Yari

DANG Engineering has been contacted by the city of Northampton, MA to develop The Fairview Hotel and a waterpark as alternative entertainment area for the city of Northampton. The hotel would be located on 4 abandoned lots to create the proposed hotel using 4.22 acres. The Fairview Hotel will be a four-story hotel with three floors being part of the waterpark having a footprint of 28,056 feet squared and housing 75 rooms. The hotel will allow for more tourists looking to ski on the nearby slopes during the winter and increase visitors during the summer with the waterpark.

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Zoe Chang, Marcelo Bravo Da Rosa, Kaleb Gebremeskel, Joseph A. Fucci, Emily Rogers
Faculty Advisor: Nasser Yari

The A – Team designed a project over the Route 2 Turnpike between Arlington and Belmont, Massachusetts. Low-income housing for those 55-years and older was chosen to create two structures with approximately 180 units combined and four stories each. This project aims to bring more residents to the area, additionally, it will provide more green common areas and other facilities for the community to use such as bikes lanes and cafes. The goal for the A – Team is to design a complex that is beautiful and brings more value to the surrounding area. These towns have a unique style which the team plans on incorporating in all aspects of the design.

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Brian Burns, Matthew Saintus, Jared Gillett, Benjamin Zidelis
Faculty Advisor: Nasser Yari

JMBB Engineering has designed for the construction of a 4-story combined hotel/convention center located at an unused waterfront location off Route 1A in Lynn MA. This project will include a total building area of 25,000 square feet of useable space. Divided between 132 hotel rooms and a convention center. The major challenge presented with this project was the project site, the location being on top of a closed municipal landfill. This challenge has led the design engineers to propose innovative and effective engineering solutions, to maximize site usage and minimize negative impacts.

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Alec Kfoury, Gavin Keough, Harrison Chouinard, Mary Hebden
Faculty Advisor: Nasser Yari

'The Huntington Engineering Company was awarded a coastal revitalization project from the City of Lynn. The goal of this designed work is to increase recreational boating and tourism in the surrounding area of Lynn Harbor. The site is a former municipal landfill with obstructions in the subsurface and poses environmental hazards for development. The parcel of land lies between General Edwards Bridge and the Nahant rotary and is ten miles north of Boston. Given Lynn’s relativity to Boston, the regional highway network and commuter rail bolster its potential and promote the site to be an ideal opportunity for revitalization of the area based on ease of travel. The Huntington Engineering Company’s design utilizes this land to transform the Inner Lynn Harbor coastline, resulting in increased local marine business and tourism.

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CenterRiley Beauregard , Emma Loughlin , Marina Schmid , Julia Watler
Faculty Advisor: Nasser Yari

The decommissioned Lynn Landfill is an underutilized piece of waterfront property on the southern coastline of Lynn Harbor. Commonwealth Community Engineers was hired for the design of a community-oriented recreation center with intentions to revitalize this coastal area and incorporate full structural, geotechnical, site civil, and traffic considerations. The design team was attentive to environmental implications imposed by the existing municipal landfill. The goal of the redevelopment team was to provide a place for neighborhood gatherings while reconnecting visitors with their natural environment through recreation such as boating, sailing, and kayaking.

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AtdheElshani, Gianni Hache, Rea Malik, Mary Matillano
Faculty Advisor: Nasser Yari

GEMM Engineering has been tasked with designing a multi-purpose building in Northampton, Massachusetts. The project is located at 303 King Street, Northampton, MA; this is close to Interstate-91 and various local schools/universities, making it the perfect location. The main building is going to be a three-story structure used for retail and entertainment, with a height of 65 FT and area of approximately 57,700 SF. The parking garage will be an eight-story building, with a height of 64 FT and area of approximately 23,400 SF. GEMM Engineering will provide its services in designing the geotechnical, civil site design, transportation, and structural aspect of the project.

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Ilyssa Creamer, Emma daSilva, Kayla DeMedeiros, Abigail Meyers
Faculty Advisor: Nasser Yari

The Sullivan Square parking lot has been redesigned by MDC Engineering Inc., to be a four story parking garage. Located in Charlestown, a high-volume traffic area because of its proximity to I-93, Sullivan Square Train-Stop, and a large roundabout. This parking garage will now allow for commuters to park and travel into the city and easily access the area around them. MDC Engineering Inc. is committed to creating the best solution for this project.

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Vincent Crudo, Patrick Dib, Jeffrey Latham, Brandon Payzant, Juan Sierra
Faculty Advisor: Nasser Yari

LCDS Engineering proposes civil site, transportation, geotechnical, and structural designs of the Route 2 Condominiums between Belmont and Arlington, Massachusetts. The suburban area, which is a few miles from Boston, is home to some of the highest real estate prices in the nation. A sustainable and efficient design to provide affordable housing in an expensive housing market, while utilizing available space above the state’s highway, is a challenging yet transformative project. We hope our design provides an example and sets a precedent for similar projects in the future.

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John Dauphin, Kathryne Hernandez, Erin McCabe, Alexis Reinoso
Faculty Advisor: Nasser Yari

JAKE Engineering has been tasked with the design of a parking facility for the Sullivan Square MBTA T-Station. JAKE Engineering is a Boston-based consulting firm that provides services in infrastructure, soil, civil, and traffic design and analysis. Sullivan Square Station is an extension of the Orange Line and a major bus station center that provides accessibility for commuters to travel into the city of Boston via public transportation. Currently, the Parking Lot only has about 197 parking spaces with a high demand for increased capacity due to its location off at I-93 in Charlestown. Sullivan Square Station development will consist of renovating the area by providing 500 spaces across 3 floors with an addition of a green roof and other complex inclusions. Additionally, the overall multi-space garage will be 660,000 sq.ft with alternatives to traffic control and green/sustainable implementations that will provide a friendly environment such as electric vehicle charging stations. JAKE Engineering is committed to generating the best results for this project.

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Garage Markelian Berdufi, Ardi Elshani, Jeancarlos Gonzalez
Faculty Advisor: Nasser Yari

The proposed project consists of two components located within Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) Sullivan Square; the main parking lot for Sullivan Square Station and Beacham Street. The purpose of the proposed parking garage is to accommodate the growth of activity within the Charlestown area and encourage the use of public transportation from Sullivan Square into the City of Boston. This proposed parking garage design also includes a relocation for Teamsters Union 25 Health Services existing on the other side of Beacham Street. Demands for parking accommodations are clear from the usage of existing adjacent parking lots as overflow. The proposed parking garage eliminates the need for usage of these additional impervious areas and will allow for planning the garage entrance from Beacham Street with a proposed two-way traffic flow, enhancing commuter safety, and increasing public transit operation efficiency. This structure is founded on concrete piles and will not have an underground level.

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Michael Greenwood, Max Laferarra, Dylan Reilly, Troy Rich
Faculty Advisor: Nasser Yari

The Good Engineering Co. has been tasked to design a low income condominium development in the towns of Arlington and Belmont. The location of the future development is located above US Route 2, with the town lines splitting the site down the middle. Good Engineering Co. was chosen to design this project due to the complicated site location and the many difficult engineering issues that would be encountered. Arlington and Belmont both currently fall short of the Massachusetts low income housing initiative of 10%, which is why this project would be a tremendous benefit to both communities. This project is utilizing multiple condominiums, rather than having a single large building to not disturb the surrounding residential neighborhoods and to take advantage of the 40B housing laws in Massachusetts . The 40B housing allows the project to bypass many of the local building laws that will help to take some of the complexity out of the project. The buildings will be placed on two separate slabs that bridge over Route 2 from Park Ave. Roadways and parking lots will be provided on top of each slab in order to provide accessibility to each of the different units.

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Ismail Diaby, Jean Hache, Ghassan Merhej, Jean Hache, Zhuo Xiaosong
Faculty Advisor: Nasser Yari

GXIJ Engineers has been contacted in early 2021 by shareholders of an investment firm in response to The Northampton Hotel design request to develop a lot located in the City of Northampton, into a hotel that includes commercial stores to satisfy the city's amenities, and potential tourists. The current proposed site is an empty lot with a commercial store and a bank located in the city of Northampton, MA 01060 The lot is located at 303 King St ..(Parcel Number NHAM 000024 B 000070 000001 which corresponds to a Highway Business Zoning code, the City of Northampton imposes some requirements such as height and zoning restrictions All of which have been incorporated into the design The building will have a U shape structure and will cover an approximate surface area of 72 576 sq ft and a perimeter of 1 890 24 ft Three floors (Ground level 2 levels above) On the ground level there will be a total of 6 retail stores and a lobby for The Northampton Hotel The second and third floor will consist of 36 hotel suites separated evenly on each side of the building Additionally, 205 parking spaces will be created along the lot The Northampton Hotel will be an attraction for a lot of visitors of the major universities present in the region The Civil/Site uses design criteria to design the horizontal site Also, using NRCS method to calculate runoff volume, and design the dragon system and infiltration system for it The Transportation aspect of the project consisted in improving the flow of the vehicles around the area where the hotel is being built The three alternatives of the street arrangements were reviewed and analyzed in Aimsun for the best traffic flow on the area The Geotechnical team will perform a soil investigation, create a geology report, and design a suitable foundation The Structural lead engineer was responsible of conducting the design phase of the hotel, the tasks involved the complete design of the project on Revit and a detailed structural analysis Site Map Figure 1: This image was taken from Google Earth. Civil/Site

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