A & E Design and Approvals
Structural Integrity Inspection & Load Rating of
70,000 SF Vehicle Maintenance Facilities, Brooklyn,
NY for NYPD:
AEG provided structural integrity inspection, load rating and
concrete repair details of 70,000 SF vehicle
maintenance shop for New York City Police Department
(NYPD), located in Brooklyn, NY.
Structural Integrity Inspection included:
Inspection of 70, 000 SF two story building
including concrete slab on grade, reinforced
concrete ceiling and floors. Perimeter retaining
walls, concrete encased steel beams and columns:
- Indepth inspection at critical locations using bucket truck and hammer for
sounding the concrete and to determine the section losses in corroded structural
steel members;
- Probes in concrete were conducted to determine the condition, spacing and
sizes of re-bars in the absence of existing structural drawings
- Report was prepared that include, plans to identify the locations of
deterioration along with photographs.
Load Rating of the Structural Elements:
- Subsequent to the probe in reinforce concrete slab & beams and concrete
encasement AEG was able to identify the actual sizes of structural elements and
re-bars;
- Based on these determination, AEG performed the load ratings and determine
the load carrying capacity of the structural elements;
- AEG provided to NYPD, repair details with specification to bring the
building into state of good repair.
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