_ HELEN GORDON CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER FEMA-178 EVALUATION KPFF JogNo. 200568.10 Maren 22, 2004 ‘SuanmrTeD To: PostLanio STATE UNIVERSITY Facies 202 University Services BuLLOING PORTLAND, OREGON 97207-0751 PREPARED BY: KPFF ConsuLtinc ENGINEERS 111 SW Fieti Avenue, Sure 2500 PORTLAND, OREGON 97204-3628TABLE OF CONTENTS DESCRIPTION YI VIL INTRODUCTION sons ‘SCoPE OF SERVICES... BUILDING DesoRPTION.... Visuat Osservarions... SPECIFIC BULDNG DERCIENCIES.. ‘STRUCTURAL TENS... NoNSTRUCTURAL ITEMS... ‘Seiswic UPGRADE ITEM, ConctUsions.... AppennxA FEMA 178 Checxusts Data Summary Sect Buvoic Type 9: 8xsc BuLona System BULOING TyPES: VERTICAL SySTEN RESISTINGLATERAL FORCES BuLoine TyPeS; DAPHRAGNS Buti Trre9: STRUCTURAL CONNECTIONS FouNDATiONS ao GeoLosie Site Hazaros NoNsTaucTURAL ELeNeNTS APPENDXB. SITE Visit PHOTOGRAPHS PAGE No. Pe ee NaoHELEN GORDON CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER FEMA-178 EVALUATION 1 tRopuction. ‘A. KPFF Consulting Engineers has been retained by Podiand State University to perform a seismic evaluation, based on the FEMA-178 handbook, of the Helen Gordon Child Devolopment Center located at 1609 SW 12h Avenue in Fortland, Oregon Bull n 1928, the Helen Gordon Child Development Center is an approximately 14,000-sf, thtes- story wood-famed buiding with unreinforeed concrete walls. The building has an aperoxmately 1,780-si perlal besemert. The primary program space far the faclty is on the first and second foots. The ati floor, originally @ dormitory, is now used for light storage. The perimeter concrete was are clad with brick veneer. The buiding hes a pitched ful-hip roof witha flat top. The pitched arees have slate roof tiles and the flat top has a composition roof, Our eveluation of the Helen Gordon Child Development Centr is based on the Federal Emergency Management Agency publication FEMA-178, “NEHRP Handbook for the Seismic Evaluation of Existing Buildings’, published in June 1962. The FEMA-178 evaluation is intended to reveal Geficiencias i the lateral force resisting system of existing buildings that could potentially pose a lWe-safety hazard in the event of @ major earthquake, These deficiencies are outined in this “epor, along with suggested seismic strengthening schemes. ‘The FEMA-178 eveluation does not specifcaly address complance with the Uniform Buiding Code. infact, the FEMA-178 evaluation orteria spectfes seismic forces that are typicaly lower than these used for the design of new buildings under current code. According to FEMAcI78, this ‘concept is generally acceptable because it is believed that a building should be substantially below ‘curent code before triggering the requirement for costly seismic upgrade, and because a higher lovel of earthquake damage is acceptable in an exising buiding I. Scope oF Services A The purpose of this report is to provide a preliminary evaluation of the lateral load resistance Capacity of the structure relative to the criteria of FEMA-178, The review efforis consisted of tha folowi 1. Conducting @ walk-through ofthe building fo observe its general condition and to look for signs of distress in areas readily accessbe to view. 2. Performing a preliminary leteral load anelysis ofthe building structure according to FEMA-178 guidelines to check the adequacy oF the existing lateral force resisting system. HELEN GORDON GHLD OEVELOPWENT CENTER T KPFF Consuiting Engineers ae PF Jot Noe 200808 19 32001