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REGIONAL OFFICI:S
Texas
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Birmingham, Alabama Washington University, St. LOllis, Missouri; Director,
Boston, Massachusetts Crosstown Design Team, Chicago, Illinois
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Cleveland, Ohio
and Associates, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Columbus, Ohio
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Detroit, Michigan
Charlotte, North Carolina Steel bridges of all types located in the U. S. are eligible. En-
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A672 STEEL APPROVED FOR BUILDINGS
New York, New York
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma AISC ha$ approved A.572 high strength steels for use in build-
Omaha, Nebraska ing construction. Use of A .i72 I<"i/l be in accordance with the
Phi ladelphia, Pennsylvania 1969 AISC Specification, modified by supplementary provisions
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania dealing leith procedures for manual and submerged arc weldillg.
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St. Louis, Missouri Use of ecollomical, high strellgth .4.572 steels ;s expected to
San Francisco, California lOWe>" constl·uction costs.
Seattle. Washington Enuinee1",~ and a,·ch;tcct.~ interested in the lI$e of these steels
Syracuse, New York in current pI'ojects should contact their local AISC steel fabri-
Washington, District of Columbia cat01' or Regional Engineer.
Large.t academic-.ports complex in the Southeast, the Univcl'8ity 0/ South Carolina
Coliaeu:m features a .tceispaee frame roof spanning 322 It :t 322 It between supports .
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$6.9 million athletic·academic complex,
will contain 315,000 sq ft of floor space
on three levels and will be the largest
facility of its kind in the Southeast. The
CO l: ISEUM~1-
concerts, circuses, ice shows, and simi·
lar activities. Seating capacity in the
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1 arena will be 12,200 for basketball
games and 13,500 for other events.
by Russell Maxey, Asst. Chief Engineer / The first and lowest of the three levels
Kline Iron & Steel Co., Columbia, S. C.
- of the Coliseum will be the athletic level,
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consisting of business offices, coaches'
offices, dressing rooms, and showers .
The second level, consisting of 80,000
sq ft of floor space, is for academic
endeavors and will house the School of
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from 20 II at the periphery to 25 ft at
the center. The pods were assembled
on the ground into sections approxi-
mately 150 II long. These sections, each
weighing about 40 tons, were raised to
the tops of the columns and boiled to-
gether into an integrated unit. Tempo-
rary steel shores supported the erected
sections until the entire roof assembly
was completed. A 5'h-in. camber was
provided at midspan of the assembled
frame.
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MODERN STEEL CONSTRUCTION
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At each joint, four horizontal chords
and four diagonals of the pyramidal pods
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intersect. The connection for these eight
members, made with 1V.-in. diameter
A490 high strength bolts, weighs ¥I-ton.
The entire frame required 40 tons of
bolts and 2,150 tons of A36 and A440
structural steel.
Other Features
The sports arena will be 185 ft x 100
ft wi th a clear floor-to-ceiling height of
80 ft under the bottom chords of the
space frame. It can be recon f igured
wi thin hours to accommodate the spe-
cific type of event to be presented. The
basketball court is portable and can
make way for portable stages and ice
skating rinks. The basic flooring is pro-
vided with electrica l grids and plumbing
fixtures for service to exhibit booths and
other displays.
The Carolina Coliseum will be one of
the la rgest electrically heated buildings
in the country, having communications
systems in abundance and a vast array
of lighting, including special color tele-
vision illumination. The building will be
fully air conditioned.
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When completed, the Coliseum will
have a monumental character, somewhat
akin in feeling to a pyramid of Egypt.
The design treatment is the same when
viewed from any of the four sides of the
square bu ilding. The fascia and roof en-
clos i ng the space frame are bronze
decking. Overall height of the structure
is 110 ft.
There are 120 exterior doors to permit
capacity exit within a matter of minutes.
A 30-ft wide walkway extends completely S uba8Bc mblic8 150 It l 0110 am i weighi-'lIg 1,0 tOtllJ 1( ' M ' (' Pitt t og e thl'r on tltl' gro"nd ,
around the building. The building and then hois t ed 80 It ahot'l' g r ad e to be joi1led to ltu pport itlQ C'oilwl1IlJ altel to ('uc- h othe r .
Con Jl ectio ns joi"ed eigh t steel me mbers, weig hed .\, - I(m ('ar h.
grounds occupy a two-block area adja-
cent to the main campus, and will in-
clude parking areas on two sides.
The Carolina Coliseum has been a co-
operative project between the Univer-
sity of South Carolina, the City of Colum-
bia, and an advisory committee of
interested private citizens. It is the fu l-
fillment of a five year dream to provide
the University and the State capital with
a coliseum -type structure.
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General Contractor: McDevitt and Street
Charl otte. North Carolina
Steel Fabricator:
The Kline Iron & Steel Co.
Columbia, South Carolina
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professional office, and retain a flexibil-
ity for investment purposes that would
permit future rental of the space to
other type tenants. He achieved these
goals at minimum cost with careful
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planning and light steel framing.
Because the site is a small 50 ft wide
lot in an old residential area, surrounded •
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windows, or fixed glass to be installed
in any bay.
A steel girder at the interior wall of
the drafting room divides the building
into two spaces, front and rear, for fram-
ing the roof. This allows freedom of ar-
rangement or rearrangement of interior
non-bearing partitions. The roof beams
were extended across the court for sta-
bility and continuity of design; th is also
makes possible a future roof over this
area. The exterior front and side walls
are of masonry.
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The building is heated and cooled
with a forced air system of ducts buried
in the floor slab. Heat is supplied from ~ 'q'-': i ~H',.-.:t•."......-:1
a gas fired furnace. Refrigerant is fur-
nished by a gas engine driven compre s-
sor condenser.
Interior finish consists of exposed
steel framing, roof deck, and masonry
front and side walls. All interior parti-
tions are of wood stud and gypsum board
or plywood paneling. Floors are cork tile,
ceramic t ile, slate and carpeting.
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General Contractor: Bryce Building Co.
Birmingham, Alabama
Steel Fabricator: Tucker Steel Div.,
U. S. Industries, Inc.
Meridian, Mississippi
5TREET
SECOND QUARTER 1968 1
St. Raphael's Roman Catholic Church,
under construction In Rockville, Md.,
will combine crisp lines of contempo'
rary styling with natural·finish materials
in a design which captures the rustic
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flavor of the Potomac hunt country. Ex·
posed beams supporting wood roof deck·
ing, exposed brick walls and carpeted
floors with slate flooring in the sanctu·
TAPERED ary will be attractively displayed in the
interior of the low·profile, steel·framed
structure.
Designed by the Rockville office of
BOX GIRDER Johnson and Boutin, Architects, the
church has a five·sided plan in the
shape of a square with one corner
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A stetl bor girder i. the backbo.,e 01 the /rami1lg IJI/stem. From it. peak, tllb"lar Ilted 1»ullion8 o:tl'lld clou'"u'ord to frame thr
A-shaped .tained glalJIJ 1vindow above the sanctuary.
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be kept to the minimum practical depth pression of the purpose of the struc- umns are 90'-0" on centers, and there is
ture, minimized deflection and span- a 4'-2" overhang on all four sides of the
Stanley 0 , Lindsey Is pnnc ipal of the firm of
Stanley O. lindsey & Associates, ltd ., Nash · depth ratios, and fit the tight construc- building. Each 90'-0" span is divided
ville, Tennessee, who were roof desil" con -
lultJnts on this project. tion budget. Careful attention to details into four equal spaces of 22'-6", since
The tI()o·1()ay tYUIII Irame was Cl.tl8cmbled on the floor, then lifted into place a8 a single
unit. Four craneR, one at each eorller, eaaily hotldied the 34 l~-ton UBBcmblJl. Bar joi.ts
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betwcc?, the trulle3 and outriggers to frame the rool overhang WeTi' installed later .
that spacing allows optimum balance of necessary to reach yield point in any of eccentricity of the truss diagonals at
economy between bar joist design and the trusses. With such a light and rigid some panel points and by welding these
truss design. Steel bar joists span the system, erection proved easy. diagonals directly to the webs of the
22'-6" spaces between trusses. With grid erection completed, deflec- split-tee chords.
The span of the joists is reversed in tions were checked and compared to The unit cost of the entire two-way
adjacent bays to achieve a symmetrical those used in design. In all cases, the truss system. including trusses, joists,
two-way loading on the system, since all actual deflections were found to be outriggers, and metal deck, amounted to
joists in the same direction would result smaller. The difference, which was only $2.13 per sq ft. The economy
in loading not conducive to two-way slight, can be explained by extra rigidity achieved can be attributed in part to
action. Metal roof deck tops the joists. of systems not accounted for in the the structural efficiency of the two·way
The 4'-2" overhang around the build- computations. system, but in part it was also achieved
ing was accomplished by extending the by carefully considering the require-
Design Economies ments of both the material and the de-
ends of the bar joists or by providing
outriggers where the joists ran parallel Several design decisions contributed sign problem. By duplicating fabrica-
to the overhang. substantially to economy. Duplication tion, field bolting where practicable, and
Total depth of framing is 6'-6". Com- in truss material made fabrication much developing simple details, steel costs
puted maximum deflection of the fram- less expensive, with better load distribu- were reduced and economy was engi-
ing is 2 in. tion to the trusses as a bonus. The more neered into the job.
The entire two-way truss system was heavily stressed truss chords were car-
assembled on the floor, then erected as ried through the truss intersections. Architect: McKissack and McKissack
a unit. Assembly took about one week. Truss chords carrying lesser stress could Nashville, Tennessee
Using a mobile crane at each corner, afford reduced net sections at Connec- Structural EnRineer: Jack Figilis
the roof framing was lifted into place tions and were punched for field bolting Nashville, Tennessee
in four hours, which included moving in, to wing plates welded to the continuous Roof Design Consultant:
rigging, etc. The weight of the framing chords. This connection detail, using Stanley D. Lindsey
and Assoc .. Ltd. •
during lifting was approximately 8'12 high strength bolts, elimi nated much Nashville, Tennessee
pounds per square foot. Well over 50 field welding. Gusset plates were elimi- General Contractor: Melson Contractors
pounds per square foot would have been nated by permitting a small amount of Shelbyville, Tennessee
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~~Open" Warehouse
commercial building, must be designed
and constructed in such a manner as to
insure maximum usability of floor space
if an owner is to realize the best possible
return on his investment. This can best
be accomplished by designing the build·
ing in accordance with the physical
characteristics peculiar to the commod·
ities it will be expected to house.
If the warehouse is to be divided
into separate storage areas, intermedi·
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ate support columns can sometimes be A36 steel trusses 8 ft o.c. placed at supported by the beam and the exterior
used to advantage in the form of par- right angles to the continuous beam. The masonry walls. This design required
titioning members. However, in the case section modulus of the continuous only one intermediate column, providing
of the warehouse designed and built 33WF1l8 beam was increased over and 17,000 square feet of floor space with
recently in Augusta, Georgia, by Harry adjacent to the intermediate column optimum flexibility for storage arrange-
Peihl Vanderkhoff, the commodity to be by welding four 3-in. diameter bars 20 ft ments.
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housed was furniture, and a single, large long to the inside of the top and bottom The intermediate column and the two
area, free of obstructions, was desirable. flanges on both sides of the web. By this end columns supporting the beam were
This requirement was met by using a means the depth of the beam and the concrete encased from the top of their
2-span variable section continuous depth of the beari ng portion of the respective footings up to a point just be-
beam of A36 steel approximately per- trusses were kept constant throughout low the floor slab. This provided addi-
pendicular to the rear of building, with the building. The trusses were simply tional lateral stability for the building.
Continuing the theme of open, unob-
structed space, the canopy trusses over
the loading dock were cantilevered, elim-
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inating the need for columns along the
front of the loading dock. This innova-
tion allows the trucks to load or unload
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". .,. dock. The columns supporting the can-
opy were stabilized laterally by welding
one end of a I -in. diameter round steel
bar to the column flange just below
finished warehouse floor level and an-
l)'I#F e choring the opposite end of the bar into
a concrete hold-back under the floor.
The footing on which the wall and col-
umns are supported is encased in earth
of sufficient stability to prevent lateral
movement of the bottom of the columns.
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stability of the columns, the trenches
around them were filled with 3,000 psi
concrete.
Structural Engineer for the project
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was Harry Peihl Vanderkhoff and Gen-
eral Contractor was Peihl Corporation,
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Architect· Enai neer:
concrete. The upper and observing Skidmore. Owings & Merrill
Chicago, Illinois
levels, windscreens, and the domes are
carried on an independent steel pipe General Contractor:
Pepper Construction Company
tetrahedronal truss structure. The ob- Chicago. Illinois