Each year, I typically advise two types of MQP projects.

First, as a faculty member in the area of structural engineering, I advise projects that focus primarily on structural engineering, such as bridges, buildings, and off-shore structures. Students interested in completing an MQP in these applications are expected to have an educational background that includes mechanics, structural analysis, and pre-professional design courses, such as CE3010, CE3006, CE3008, and CE4017.

I also co-advise a number of projects involving the integration of two or more Civil Engineering areas, such as structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, and construction project management. The success of these projects depends on student groups with complementary educational backgrounds.

The following is a list of MQP project titles for which I served as either the academic advisor of record or co-advisor. The list covers three academic years.

1996-97 ACADEMIC YEAR


1. Worcester Convention Center.
2. Addition for Wright Line, Inc.
3. Municipal Parking Facility for Union Station.
4. Design of Lift Bridge, Mystic CT.
5. Renovation and Expansion of WPI Campus Police Station.
6. Design, Estimate, and Procurement of Warehouse.
7. Structural Challenges of Converting Alumni Gym into a Campus Center.

1995-96 ACADEMIC YEAR


1. Long-Span Bridge Design.
2. Dining Facility at Fenway Park.
3. Municipal Parking Facility for Downtown Worcester.
4. Bridge Street Bridge Design/P&W Railroad.
5. Cochesset United Methodist Church.
6. Off-Shore Structure for Electric Power Generation.
7. WPI Campus Center.
8. Assabet River Rails to Trails.
9. Bridge Truss Design.
10. Analysis and Redesign of a Structure Atop of Mt. Washington.
11. Holden Chapel Two.
12. Kaven Hall Part II.
13. Gravel Site Development and Design.
14. Deployable Structures.
15. Comparison of Codes.

1994-95 ACADEMIC YEAR

1. Integrated Design for the Holden Chapel Addition.
2. Re-Design and Method Comparison of Institute Hall, Fall 1994.
3. Manchester Street Station Repowering Project.
4. Kaven Hall.
5. Holden Chapel Addition.
6. The Connector.
7. Tomlinson Bridge Design.
8. Analysis and Design of Bridges W-25-3 and W-25-4.
9. Dynamic Data Exchange Using Custom Routines.
10. AT&T Recycling Center.
11. Footbridge and Catwalk Design.
12. Underground Parking Garage.
13. Union Station, A Look into the Future.
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Leonard D. Albano, P.E.
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA 01609-2280
(508) 831-5492 FAX: (508) 831-5808
ldalbano@wpi.wpi.edu
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