Friday, August 17, 2012

Verifying Structural Integrity Of Existing Building For New Owner -- ANAND Enterprise Project AfbI1J1201yae

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My client is looking into acquiring an existing business facility and wants to make sure the building is structurally sound. I visited the project site along with the owner, the Architect, and other potential contractors. In the following I present some pictures that I took during my field visit and I have presented the pictures in the order in which they were taken.






















Thursday, August 16, 2012

Installing Open Web Steel Joists To Replace Fire Damaged Space Trusses In Rear Part Of The Building -- ANAND Enterprises Project RicF1J1201yae

As a followup to my previous post http://energyefficientbuild.blogspot.com/2012/08/assessing-damage-to-roof-structure-from.html let me show you some pictures of open web joist installation work












Assessing Damage To Roof Structure From Fire In Rear Part Of The Building -- ANAND Enterprises Project RicF1J1201yae

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The rear part of the building which was subjected to damage from fire has a flat roof and space trusses which are like own web steel joists but have wood top and bottom chords with a clear span of 36'-9 1/2". Seven trusses would need to be replaced. I discussed the potential use of the building with the owner and I recommended that we replace the damaged trusses with K series open web steel joists.

The problem with use of open web steel joists is the lead time of nominally 4 weeks -- so the  main thing I have to work on is to expedite the fabrication and delivery of the open web steel joists to the project site so that the roof can be quickly repaired and the building can be protected from the elements. We have a great team in our network, I make sure that the owner, the architect, the engineer, the supplier, the fabricator, the installer, and every other party involved involved is part of the team and every one is pulling in the same direction and every one's focus is on successful completion of the project cost effectively in a timely manner.

In the following I present some pictures of the building that I had taken during my field visit of Jul-26-2012












We succeeded in getting the joists delivered in nominally a week's time, in fact before they we were needed for installation at the site ... Great Job by our supplier and manufacturer.

In my next post, I will tell you about the installation of the joists.

Repairing Roof Structure After Tree Branch Fall -- ANAND Enterprises Project WilB1J1201yae

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5 trusses were damaged because of a tree branch falling on the roof on the West side of the house. The damaged trusses have been removed and replaced with like-for-like wood trusses built in-situ

Here are some pictures that I took during my field visit