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10th Canadian Masonry SymposiumResearch

A CASE STUDY IN STRUCTURAL RENOVATION AND MASONRY RESTORATION

William D. Bast, P.E., S.E.1 and Terry R. McDonnell, P.E., S.E.2

  1. Senior Vice President, Thornton-Tomasetti Group, Inc., 14 E. Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL, 60604, USA wbast@thettgroup.com
  2. Senior Project Engineer, Thornton-Tomasetti Group, Inc., tmcdonnell@thettgroup.com

ABSTRACT

A four-story unreinforced brick masonry building in Cleveland, Ohio was studied for the purpose of performing structural renovation and restoration of the brick, terra cotta and limestone masonry façade. New Code provisions from International Building Code 2000 (IBC) and International Existing Building Code 2003 (IEBC) were applied. A reinforced concrete addition to the building was designed to carry the bulk of the seismic load. An opinion of cost was developed for the masonry façade restoration.

KEYWORDS: renovation, restoration, evaluation, clay tile, remediation.

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