Rutherford + Chekene: Emma Meehan & Bret Lizundia

Schedule:

11:30 am: Meet at construction gate entrance located next to Coupa Cafe at Meyer Green

11:30 am - 12:15 pm: Presentation and Lunch in the site's conference room

12:15 pm - 1 pm: Tour of Construction Site

Overview: 

This project serves to provide a cohesive space for the School of Education by consolidating functions from seven different buildings into one centralized location. The project consists of the renovation of the existing 100,000 sq.ft historic Cubberly Building and the construction of a new 50,000 sq.ft. South Building. R+C is the structural and geotechnical engineer of record, and the project is currently in construction. In this presentation and tour, Bret and Emma will discuss the structural analysis approach and seismic design considerations for both the existing Cubberly Building and new South Building. The Cubberly Building was originally constructed in the late 1930s, and its existing lateral force-resisting system consists of unreinforced brick masonry combined with nonductile concrete shear walls. Its existing gravity system consists of a combination of wood trusses, steel trusses, concrete formed deck over steel framing, and two-way flat concrete slabs. This unusual combination of existing materials created many detailing challenges. Performance- based design with nonlinear static analysis was utilized to design its retrofit. The South Building is a four-story steel structure that will utilize Sideplate Bolted Moment Frames as its lateral force-resisting system. The moment frames are interconnected at their base by a series of concrete grade beams which provide partial base fixity. Linear dynamic analysis was used to design this

*Boots are required.

**Tour is limited to 30 people.