Vancouver, Washington
Washington State School for the Blind Listed on the National Register of Historic places, this beautiful unreinforced masonry building underwent extensive seismic rehabilitation and remodeling, including the removal of several bearing walls. The structural design team provided a comprehensive seismic assessment, developed “as-built” structural documents, utilized FEMA 356 (now ASCE 41) to assess the building walls’ shear strength, and designed an innovative fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) strengthening scheme to repair the deteriorated concrete floor slab. The resulting building provides safe, flexible educational space. Various upgrade schemes were studied in order to obtain the most economical solution for the client. Mr. Erickson was the structural engineer of record for this project as a principal of Roggenkamp Erickson & Associates.
Washington State School for the Blind Listed on the National Register of Historic places, this beautiful unreinforced masonry building underwent extensive seismic rehabilitation and remodeling, including the removal of several bearing walls. The structural design team provided a comprehensive seismic assessment, developed “as-built” structural documents, utilized FEMA 356 (now ASCE 41) to assess the building walls’ shear strength, and designed an innovative fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) strengthening scheme to repair the deteriorated concrete floor slab. The resulting building provides safe, flexible educational space. Various upgrade schemes were studied in order to obtain the most economical solution for the client. Mr. Erickson was the structural engineer of record for this project as a principal of Roggenkamp Erickson & Associates.
