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New Building Construction
DRC Associates for more than 25 years has provided cost
effective, durable and quality performance systems for high-rise and
low-rise structures. Our mission is to provide state of art
technology and material resources, which best meet the performance
specifications for the project. Our tools have included: high
performance concrete, mass concrete, normal reinforced concrete,
post-tensioned concrete, precast and prestressed modular
construction, composite and non composite structural steel and
reinforced masonry. Support for our structures have consisted of
spread footing foundations, caisson and pile foundations, and
reinforced concrete mat foundations.
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David R. Cassara Associates, in association with another
engineering firm, provided structural design for this
40-story office and parking complex. Forty-foot clear span
floor levels create large open spaces. To accommodate phased
construction, parking levels were provisioned for use as
temporary office space.
Foundation is rock bearing. Building core is founded on a
concrete mat. The 10 foot thick 2700-yard concrete mat was
placed in one continuous operation. Mass concrete technology
employing thermal curing was implemented. High performance
concrete having strengths of 10,000 psi and 8000 psi was
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 Post-tensioned
concrete was designed for the lower level parking areas and
the commercial levels. Composite structural steel floors
were designed for the office levels. The owner provided
precast construction services for the project. Phase one
construction consisting of 11 floor levels has been
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A city within itself, the federal correctional
complex comprises 15 acres of building construction
and houses more than 1200 inmates.
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structural design incorporated special security
requirements in the planning and detailing of the
various building components. Reinforced concrete and
masonry construction, precast panel with modular
cell construction and structural steel are the
primary frame components for the project's more than
seventeen structures.
3D computer analysis was the primary analytical
procedure for earthquake, wind and gravity load
requirements. Design and construction was delivered
on a fast track schedule.
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The 23 million dollar five level construction
consists of two geometrical forms, one rectangular
and the other curved. The building occupies an
entire city Block of real estate. The rectangular
shape houses the library, and Archives of the World
Renowned Eastman School of Music. The commercial
space on grade level houses Business offices, and a
restaurant. The two story Concourse occupies the
curved portion of the complex.
The primary structural system is a composite
steel moment frame. Exterior limestone panels
provide both structural and architectural
requirements. The building is supported on drilled
concrete caissons.
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student Life Center provides athletic and counseling
functions for the campus. The athletic facility is
connected with the student counseling building and
houses 8 basketball courts, exercise rooms, hand
ball courts, squash courts and general purpose
spaces.
 Design
features include 120-foot clear span trusses over
the basketball courts with an overhead-suspended
running track.
The complex is constructed on sloping terrain and
utilizes Counterfort earth retaining structures to
support the building construction. Concrete mat
foundations were engineered for this project.
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