TABLE OF CONTENTS - IMIA, the International Association of
... from 1877 and underground utility lines were also damaged as a result of the foundation works. It required 3 years to solve all of the problems, during that time the building was unoccupied causing the owner significant consequential loss. The numerous issues suffered by this building demonstrate cl ...
... from 1877 and underground utility lines were also damaged as a result of the foundation works. It required 3 years to solve all of the problems, during that time the building was unoccupied causing the owner significant consequential loss. The numerous issues suffered by this building demonstrate cl ...
Floor System:
... deck varies depending on the bay location. However, the direction is limited to east-west or northeast-southwest. This assembly has a 2 hour fire rating without the use of spray on fireproofing. There is no “typical” bay in the structural framing system. However, columns located on the wings are spa ...
... deck varies depending on the bay location. However, the direction is limited to east-west or northeast-southwest. This assembly has a 2 hour fire rating without the use of spray on fireproofing. There is no “typical” bay in the structural framing system. However, columns located on the wings are spa ...
Building and Fire Safety: Responding to the World Trade Center
... • Buildings are not specifically designed to withstand the impact of fuel-laden commercial airliners. While documents from the PANYNJ indicate that the impact of a Boeing 707 flying at 600 mph, possibly crashing into the 80th floor, was analyzed during the design of the WTC towers in February/March ...
... • Buildings are not specifically designed to withstand the impact of fuel-laden commercial airliners. While documents from the PANYNJ indicate that the impact of a Boeing 707 flying at 600 mph, possibly crashing into the 80th floor, was analyzed during the design of the WTC towers in February/March ...
Insulating solid-ground floors
... many materials commonly found in modern buildings must be avoided when making improvements to energy efficiency, as these materials can trap and hold moisture and create problems for the building. The use of modern materials, if essential, needs to be based upon an informed analysis where the implic ...
... many materials commonly found in modern buildings must be avoided when making improvements to energy efficiency, as these materials can trap and hold moisture and create problems for the building. The use of modern materials, if essential, needs to be based upon an informed analysis where the implic ...
design of steel structures for blast
... Bank Building allowed that structure to arrest partial collapse induced by falling debris from the south tower of the ...
... Bank Building allowed that structure to arrest partial collapse induced by falling debris from the south tower of the ...
Structural Thesis Proposal
... columns run from floor to floor height throughout the building. The average floor height, which occurs on the 4th to 7th level, is 10.67 feet tall. The reinforced gravity columns tie into spread footers at the scub level. There are seven shear walls, which make up the lateral force resistance system ...
... columns run from floor to floor height throughout the building. The average floor height, which occurs on the 4th to 7th level, is 10.67 feet tall. The reinforced gravity columns tie into spread footers at the scub level. There are seven shear walls, which make up the lateral force resistance system ...
Residence Antilia - Sterling Engineering Consultancy Services Pvt Ltd
... This structure rises 160 meters above ground level and has two basements. The general floor plan dimensions are about 47 meters x 43 meters. The total built up area is about 42,000 sq. meters. Since the residential floors begin above 109 meter level, they enjoy panoramic views of the city in all dir ...
... This structure rises 160 meters above ground level and has two basements. The general floor plan dimensions are about 47 meters x 43 meters. The total built up area is about 42,000 sq. meters. Since the residential floors begin above 109 meter level, they enjoy panoramic views of the city in all dir ...
New Amsterdam Public Library (Openbare Bibliotheek
... a stunning building. The building is equipped with energy saving measures such as long term energy storage and the use of the structural frame as thermal mass. The plenums underneath the raised floors and the large vertical atrium are used to distribute and extract air. By integrating structural and ...
... a stunning building. The building is equipped with energy saving measures such as long term energy storage and the use of the structural frame as thermal mass. The plenums underneath the raised floors and the large vertical atrium are used to distribute and extract air. By integrating structural and ...
3344 Peachtree - Stanley D. Lindsey and Associates
... complete before the main tower columns could be started. This would have led to a substantial schedule delay given that the tower, not the parking deck, was on the critical path to completion. The solution was to install the common foundation from the main tower’s lowest level and then use the drill ...
... complete before the main tower columns could be started. This would have led to a substantial schedule delay given that the tower, not the parking deck, was on the critical path to completion. The solution was to install the common foundation from the main tower’s lowest level and then use the drill ...
case for adequate structural supervision to prevent collapse
... The Architect: if the Architect commits an error in his architectural design, and the error is carried to construction, so long as all other things are alright what we may have is a building that is defective in aesthetics but the structure may not necessarily collapse. Furthermore, the power of the ...
... The Architect: if the Architect commits an error in his architectural design, and the error is carried to construction, so long as all other things are alright what we may have is a building that is defective in aesthetics but the structure may not necessarily collapse. Furthermore, the power of the ...
Final Report of the National Construction Safety Team
... injury and chronic illness being the most common causes; few, however, required a wheelchair. Among the 118 decedents below the aircraft impact floors, investigators identified seven who were mobility challenged, but were unable to determine the mobility capability of the remaining 111. ...
... injury and chronic illness being the most common causes; few, however, required a wheelchair. Among the 118 decedents below the aircraft impact floors, investigators identified seven who were mobility challenged, but were unable to determine the mobility capability of the remaining 111. ...
BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
... Common signs of collapse • Cracked or dropped arches over doors, windows or other openings • Spalling of stonework, falling of cornices • Sagging floors or beams, or gaps between floors and walls • Displacement of steel or cast iron pillars supporting joists or beams. ...
... Common signs of collapse • Cracked or dropped arches over doors, windows or other openings • Spalling of stonework, falling of cornices • Sagging floors or beams, or gaps between floors and walls • Displacement of steel or cast iron pillars supporting joists or beams. ...
7 World Trade Center
7 World Trade Center is a building in the World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City. The current incarnation is the second building to bear that name and address in that location. The original structure was completed in 1987 and was destroyed in the September 11 attacks. The current building opened in 2006. Both buildings were developed by Larry Silverstein, who holds a ground lease for the site from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.The original 7 World Trade Center was 47 stories tall, clad in red exterior masonry, and occupied a trapezoidal footprint. An elevated walkway connected the building to the World Trade Center plaza. The building was situated above a Consolidated Edison power substation, which imposed unique structural design constraints. When the building opened in 1987, Silverstein had difficulties attracting tenants. In 1988, Salomon Brothers signed a long-term lease, and became the main tenants of the building. On September 11, 2001, 7 WTC was damaged by debris when the nearby North Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed. The debris also ignited fires, which continued to burn throughout the afternoon on lower floors of the building. The building's internal fire suppression system lacked water pressure to fight the fires, and the building collapsed completely at 5:21:10 pm, according to FEMA, while the 2008 NIST study placed the final collapse time at 5:20:52 pm. The collapse began when a critical internal column buckled and triggered structural failure throughout, which was first visible from the exterior with the crumbling of a rooftop penthouse structure at 5:20:33 pm. The collapse made the old 7 World Trade Center the first tall building known to have collapsed primarily due to uncontrolled fires, and the first and only steel skyscraper in the world to have collapsed due to fire.Construction of the new 7 World Trade Center began in 2002 and was completed in 2006. The building is 52 stories tall (plus one underground floor), making it the 28th-tallest in New York. It is built on a smaller footprint than the original, allowing Greenwich Street to be restored from Tribeca through the World Trade Center site and south to Battery Park. The new building is bounded by Greenwich, Vesey, Washington, and Barclay streets. A small park across Greenwich Street occupies space that was part of the original building's footprint. The current building's design emphasizes safety, with a reinforced concrete core, wider stairways, and thicker fireproofing of steel columns. It also incorporates numerous green design features. The building was the first commercial office building in New York City to receive the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, where it won a gold rating. It was also one of the first projects accepted to be part of the Council's pilot program for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design – Core and Shell Development (LEED-CS).