Friday, September 10, 2010

Educational Facilities

Memorial Hall Expansion, Hershey, PA.

Memorial Hall Expansion

Additions of a long span structure to clear span a new natatorium, gymnasium, and auditorium. Also included structural interface addition with the existing structure and the addition of a new classroom and cafeteria, as well as the renovation of an existing space to modify the function.

Pennsylvania State Police Academy, Hershey, PA.

Addition of classroom and barracks space to the existing police barracks. The structure consists of metal deck roof over long span steel joints. The second floor is formed with a concrete topping over metal deck supported by steel joints and structural steel beams. The lateral system consists of structural steel frames in both directions supported by concrete spread footings.

Messiah Old Main, Admission Building, Grantham, PA.

Provides structural engineering and design services for the additions of offices to an existing building on the campus of Messiah College. Framing consists of structural steel frame with bar joist and metal deck roof, and a second floor framed with structural steel and concrete over metal deck and bar joist supported in spread footings.

Messiah College, Greenhouse, Grantham, PA.

Additions of a greenhouse to Kline Science Hall required the analysis of an aluminum-framed structure supported by a half height masonry wall. Snowdrift from the adjacent structure required tighter spacing of frames adjacent to the existing building.

Milton S. Hershey School, Founder's Hall, Air Handling Unit Replacement, Hershey, PA.

Due to the renovations required in portions of Founder's Hall, new Air Handling Units needed to be installed as well as new vent grills to allow for high outside air requirements. Structural analysis and modifications were required to accommodate the new vents and installation of the new mechanical equipment. Installations of long span lintels were designed to limit the deflection of the exterior masonry stone and to anchor the stone at the opening perimeter to the structural steel frame.

Milton S. Hershey Schools, Hershey, PA.

Conducted a Central Plant Study in an effort to examine the feasibility of utilizing the plant in the renovation of an existing school. Structural considerations were made in the running of piping from the central plant over a pedestrian bridge crossing a small stream.

Fink Elementary School

Renovation and addition to an elementary school. The new construction will consist of a metal deck roof supported by open web steel joists and load bearing reinforced concrete masonry units on concrete spread footings.

Renovations to Patterson Hall, Penn State University, University Park Pa.

Addition of a mezzanine hung from the inside of the structural steel trusses

University of Hawaii Nursing Building Renovation

Renovation of an existing four-story classroom and office building on the campus of the University of Hawaii. The existing structure is cast in place concrete with precast beams, cast in place slabs and columns. Due to the increase in floor loading in some areas the main girders needed to be strengthened to meet the current code requirements for shear strength. Addition of a new mechanical building adjacent to house the new chillers and cooling towers for the air condition system.

University of Hawaii, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics

Renovation and seismic upgrade of an existing three story precast / cast in place concrete research facility.

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