PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY | |
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Design & Construction
of 10 World Trade Boston
Presenters: Han Xu, PE and Stephen Craven, SE
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 | 1.0 PDH
5:00-7:00 p.m.: Refreshments, Presentation, Q&A
at Thornton Tomasetti's Boston Office, 101 Arch St, Ste. 1600
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Photo Courtesy of Boston Global Investors
Consisting of a 265-ft-tall, 17-story, 555,000 sq. ft. Class A commercial lab/office Tower, a 25,000 sq. ft. triangle-shaped public green space, an 85-ft span pedestrian bridge and an 10,000 sq. ft. public plaza level connecting all parcels and the World Center Avenue Bridge together, the 10 World Trade project is sited on Parcel A2 located adjacent to the MBTA World Trade Center Silver Line Station and the Boston Convention and Exhibit Center (BCEC) in Boston’s thriving Seaport District.
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The project site is bounded by the existing MassDOT Turnpike tunnel and on/off ramp structure on the South and West, and the existing World Trade Center Avenue bridge on the East.
The existing MBTA Silver Line tunnel structure crosses the entire project site in the middle below grade, which brings unique engineering challenges to the Project.
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A departure from conventional glass box buildings, the architectural design of the 10 World Trade Tower by Sasaki resulted in a unique form of the building, with an emphasis on the “push and pull” of the facades and corners that brings the base of the building inward and creates more generous public realm at the ground floor and plaza level at the base.
To assist the architect in achieving their design intention of a column-free ground floor and to also address the site restraints caused by the existing DOT and MBTA structures below and above grade, a unique arch-shaped transfer truss system was adopted on all four sides of the building, with spans between 140-feet to 190-feet and providing support for the slanted perimeter columns.
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The presentation will discuss the unique structural challenges the design team met during design and construction. Lessons learned will be shared with the audience.
Project Team: Boston Global Investors (Developer), Sasaki (Architect), Thornton Tomasetti (Structural Engineer of Record), Suffolk Construction (General Contractor)
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EVENT TIMING & REGISTRATION | |
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DATE: Wednesday, October 30, 2024
LOCATION: Thornton Tomasetti, 101 Arch Street, Suite 1600
5:00 - 5:30 Light Refreshments & Meet/Greet Event Sponsors
5:30 - 7:00 Presentation followed by Audience Q&A
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INVESTMENT:
SEAMASS-Certified PDH: $30
NCSEA Diamond-Certified PDH: $35
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Han Xu, PE
Principal | Thornton Tomasetti
Han is a Principal with Thornton Tomasetti in Boston. He has 26 years of experience with structural design of buildings, bridges, and infrastructure projects. His engineering and project management expertise includes structural design of steel, concrete, masonry, and timber structures for projects ranging from design of new buildings to structural alteration and renovation of existing buildings.
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He leads the structural design of many types of building projects including academic buildings, lab and research buildings, student housing, commercial office buildings, museums, libraries, healthcare facilities, industrial facilities, and district energy centers. He serves as the Northeastern Regional Technical Coordinator for Thornton Tomasetti. Han earned his M.S.C.E. from the University of Maine, Orono, and B.S.C.E. from Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China. He is a Licensed Professional Engineer in MA, ME, CT, RI, NY, NH, VT and NJ. | |
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Stephen Craven, SE
Vice President | Thornton Tomasetti
Steve is a Vice President with Thornton Tomasetti in Boston. With 16 years of experience in structural engineering, he has been project engineer and project manager on a wide variety of projects and structural systems, including lab structures, data centers, industrial cogen facilities, district energy facilities, substation renovations, complex commercial renovation projects, and higher ed projects, working with structural steel, reinforced concrete, masonry, and mass timber.
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Steve serves as TT Boston’s Office Technical Coordinator. He earned his M.S.C.E. from Northeastern University in 2012 and his B.S.C.E. from Cornell University in 2008. He is a licensed structural engineer in MA. | |
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