Northside Piers Brooklyn, NY

Structural System Redesign

Jeremiah Ergas
AE 482 5th Year Senior Thesis
Structural Option
April 15th, 2008
Faculty Consultant: Dr. Ali Memari

Presentation Outline

Intro
Intro
Building Overview
Redesign Goals
Slab Design
Shear Wall Design
Construction Management
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Questions???

Presentation Outline

Intro

Building Background Location

Northside Piers - 4 North 5th Street, Brooklyn, NY
Manhattan

Building

Overview
Building
Background
Redesign Goals
Slab Design
Shear Wall Design
Construction Management
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Questions???

North East United States

Presentation Outline

Building Background - Architecture

Intro

- 29 Story Condominium Tower

Building

Overview
Building
Background

- 176 units

Redesign Goals

- Two typical floor plans

(7500SF and 6200SF)

Slab Design
Shear Wall Design
Construction Management
Conclusions

- Glass Cladding System that allows

for floor to ceiling views

Acknowledgements
Questions???

- No drop ceiling over living spaces

Presentation Outline

Building Background Structural System

Intro
Building

Overview
Building
Background
Redesign Goals
Slab Design
Shear Wall Design
Construction Management

- Flat plate two-way mild reinforced slab

- Irregular Column Scheme

Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Questions???

- Shear Walls around central core with

additional wall

Presentation Outline

Redesign Goals

Intro
Building Overview

Redesign Goals

Redesign
Goals
Redesign
Goals
Slab Design
Shear Wall Design

Make structure more cost effective

Meet or improve serviceability of structure

Structural Elements Studied

-

Floor Slab System - Mild reinforced vs. Post-Tensioned?

Shear Wall System - More optimal layout?

Construction Management

Other Disciplines Considered

Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Questions???

Construction Management

Acoustics

Mechanical Exhaust Risers

Slab Design - Introduction

Presentation Outline

Intro

Slab Redesign Goals

Building Overview

26thRoof

Shear Wall Design

Construction Management
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Questions???

Make slab more cost effective

Meet or improve serviceability of structure

Why Post-Tensioned System?

Redesign Goals

SlabDesign
Design
Slab

3 25 Floor
rd

th

No room for beams

Tendons improve slab efficiency

Tendons reduce deflections

Design Method
-

RAM Concept with Post-Tensioned spreadsheets

Must meet ACI318-05

Design Loads (Floor)

Design Loads (Balconies)

40psf Live

60psf Live

30psf Super

15psf Super

Presentation Outline

Slab Design Current System

3rd25th Floor Typical Slab

Intro

26th-Roof Typical Slab

Building Overview
Redesign Goals

SlabDesign
Design
Slab

26thRoof

Shear Wall Design

Construction Management

3rd25th Floor

Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Questions???

- 8 Slabs with #5s @ 12 o/c on Top and Bottom going both ways
- Additional bars added as shown on plan

Presentation Outline

Slab Design Current System

3rd25th Floor Long-Term Deflection

Intro

26th-Roof Long-Term Deflection

Building Overview
Redesign Goals

SlabDesign
Design
Slab

26thRoof

Shear Wall Design

Construction Management
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Questions???

3rd25th Floor

Maximum Long-Term Deflection: 0.67

Maximum Long-Term Deflection: 0.74

ACI318 Limit (30 Span): L/480 = 0.75

Slab Design Post-Tensioned System

Presentation Outline

Intro

3rd25th Floor Tendon Plans

Column Shifted

Building Overview

26th-Roof Tendon Plans

Column Added

Redesign Goals

SlabDesign
Design
Slab

26thRoof

Shear Wall Design

Construction Management

3rd25th Floor

Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Questions???

Maximum Long-Term Deflection: 0.48

Maximum Long-Term Deflection: 0.49

Slab Design Post-Tensioned System

Presentation Outline

Intro

Tendon Stress
- 35% Banded tendon Load-Balancing Percentage

Building Overview

- 40% Uniform tendon Load-Balancing Percentage

Redesign Goals

SlabDesign
Design
Slab

- Maximum P/A of 320psi

26thRoof
Design Details

Shear Wall Design

Construction Management

3 25 Floor
rd

th

- 7 Slabs
- Unbonded Tendons
- Typical Profile heights of 5.75 and 1.25

Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Questions???

- Typically #4 bars @ 24o/c at bottom, both ways

-Top reinforcing at columns and walls

Slab Design Comparisons/Conclusions

Presentation Outline

Serviceability Comparison

Intro

- Maximum Long-Term Deflections reduced by about 30%

Building Overview

- Both slabs meet the IBC requirement for a 2-hr fire rating
- The difference in Sound Transmission Level is almost imperceptible (57-56)

Redesign Goals

SlabDesign
Design
Slab

Cost Comparison
26thRoof

Shear Wall Design

Construction Management

3rd25th Floor

Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Questions???

- $36,000 will be saved if the story height is decreased by 1

Shear Wall Design - Introduction

Presentation Outline

Intro

Shearwall Redesign Goals

Building Overview
Redesign Goals

Make shear walls more cost effective

Meet or improve serviceability of structure

Design Method

Slab Design

ShearWall
Wall
Design
Shear
Design

ETABS with shear wall spreadsheets

Must meet ACI318-05

Lateral Loads
3rd25th Floor

Construction Management
Conclusions

Wind Loads were found from a wind tunnel test

Wind produced base moments almost twice that of seismic

Serviceability Issues

Acknowledgements
Questions???

Original Shear Walls

Viewed from South West

Story Drift must be less than L/600

Building acceleration must be less than 15 milli-g

Shear Wall Design Current Layout

Presentation Outline

Original Shear Walls

Intro

Original Shear Walls

Viewed From South West

Viewed From North East

Original Shear Walls Plan

Building Overview
Redesign Goals
Slab Design

ShearWall
Wall
Design
Shear
Design
3rd25th Floor

Construction Management

Design Information
8ksi concrete below 14th floor

Conclusions

6ksi concrete above 14th floor

Serviceability
Total deflection: 3.80 (H/1004)

Acknowledgements
Questions???

Original Shear Walls

Viewed from South West

Torsional deflection: 2.82 milli-rad

Max story drift: H/759

Shear Wall Design Considered Layouts

Presentation Outline

Modified Original

Intro

Additional Wall

Building Overview
Redesign Goals
Slab Design

ShearWall
Wall
Design
Shear
Design
3rd25th Floor

Construction Management
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Questions???

Original Shear Walls

Viewed from South West

Shortened Wall

Core Only

Opposite Wall Only

Shear Wall Design Considered Layouts

Presentation Outline

Intro
Building Overview
Redesign Goals
Slab Design

ShearWall
Wall
Design
Shear
Design
3rd25th Floor

Construction Management
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Questions???

Original Shear Walls

Viewed from South West

Shear Wall Design Alternate Layout

Presentation Outline

Original Shear Walls

Original Shear Walls

Intro

Viewed From North East

Viewed From South West

Building Overview

Original Shear Walls Plan

Redesign Goals
Slab Design

ShearWall
Wall
Design
Shear
Design
3rd25th Floor

Construction Management
Conclusions

Serviceability
Total deflection: 3.81 (H/1002)

Acknowledgements

Questions???

Original Shear Walls

Viewed from South West

Torsional deflection: 2.49 milli-rad

Shear Wall Design Comparison/Conclusions

Presentation Outline

Serviceability Comparison

Intro

- New layout reduced torsional deflections by 12%

Building Overview

- Both layouts have equivalent total deflections and story drifts

Redesign Goals

Cost Comparison
Slab Design

ShearWall
Wall
Design
Shear
Design
3rd25th Floor

Construction Management
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Questions???

Original Shear Walls

Viewed from South West

Presentation Outline

Intro
Building Overview
Redesign Goals
Slab Design
Shear Wall Design

Construction
Management
Construction
Management
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Questions???

Construction Management Schedule Comparison

Schedule Comparison

Presentation Outline

Intro
Building Overview
Redesign Goals
Slab Design
Shear Wall Design

Construction
Management
Construction
Management
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Questions???

Construction Management Schedule Comparison

Schedule Comparison

Presentation Outline

Intro
Building Overview
Redesign Goals
Slab Design
Shear Wall Design

Construction
Construction
Management
Management
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Questions???

Construction Management Construction Issues

Typical Floor Plan (Ground-11th Floor)

Overall Conclusions

Presentation Outline

Intro
Building Overview

Serviceability
Exceeded?

More Cost
Effective?

Redesign Goals
Slab Design
Shear Wall Design
Construction Management

Overall Conclusions
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Questions???

Post-Tensioned Slab

New Shear Wall Layout

30% less long

term deflection

20% Cheaper

12% less torsional

deflection

5% Cheaper

Acknowledgements

Presentation Outline

Intro

Thanks to:
Building Overview

McLaren Engineering
Toll Brothers Inc.

Redesign Goals

FxFowle Architects
Dr. Ali Memari

Slab Design
Shear Wall Design

The entire AE Department Faculty and Staff

All of the practitioners who participated in the discussion boards
All my friends and family

Construction Management

The Class of 2008

Conclusions

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

Questions???

Presentation Outline

Intro
Building Overview
Redesign Goals
Slab Design
Shear Wall Design
Construction Management
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Questions???

Any Questions???

Presentation Outline

Intro

Existing Ceiling Link Beam Height:

7-9

Reduction due to thinner slab:

Reduction for shear walls:

Potential New Ceiling Link Beam Height:

7-5

Building Overview
Redesign Goals
Slab Design
Shear Wall Design
Construction Management
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Questions???

New York City Limit:

7-0 (Gives 5 for finishes)

Presentation Outline

Intro
Building Overview
Redesign Goals
Slab Design
Shear Wall Design
Construction Management
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Questions???

Presentation Outline

Intro
Building Overview
Redesign Goals
Slab Design
Shear Wall Design
Construction Management
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Questions???