Next Session: January 8, 2025
Seismic Design – Appropriate Implementation of the Overstrength Omega o Factor (12:30pm – 2pm Eastern)
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Seismic Design – Appropriate Implementation of the Overstrength Omega o Factor (12:30pm – 2pm Eastern)
1.5 PDHs / 0.2 IACET CEUs
SESSION DESCRIPTION
The 11-story Witherspoon Building is on the National and Philadelphia Registers of Historic Places and is considered to be Philadelphia’s first “skyscraper.” Constructed with Carnegie Steel beams between 1895 and 1897 for use by various Presbyterian Church groups, an adaptive reuse project completed in 2020 included the conversion of the building to residential units. This SEU Session will cover several interesting and unique aspects of the structure that were revealed throughout the project, presenting many engineering challenges.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Understand the different types of vintage structural components used at the historic Witherspoon building.
• Learn the different approaches used to determine the load carrying capacity of the existing floor and roof framing.
• Become familiar with the historical reasons for the development and use of hollow clay tile arch framing systems.
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SEU is a program of SE Solutions, LLC. SE Solutions, LLC is not an educational institution, but rather provides continuing education to structural engineers.