Vertical Load Carrying System | R/C tilt-up walls and precast columns on the perimeter, interior tubular steel columns. Concrete floor slab at 2nd floor supported by steel beams and Hambro composite joists. Glulam beams & wood stiffeners supporting plywood sheets at roof level. |
Lateral Force Resisting System | R/C tilt-up walls (with large openings) and columns on the perimeter. Concrete shear walls near the re-entrant corner at the ground level. Concrete floor diaphragm at second level and woof frame roof diaphragm. |
Foundation Type | Reinforced concrete spread footings under columns and tilt-up walls, and 5" thick concrete slab on grade. |
Remarks | The building was designed in accordance with the 1985 UBC. |