Now showing: new roof system at Georgia theater

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Chandler, Armentrout and Roebuck engineers faced the task of repairing the badly deflected roof of a historic movie theater in Madison, GA. The theater's location and structure posed problems for the engineers who later opted for a novel structural frame which would support both old and new roofs. The new roofframes will be constructed adjacent to the old roof trusses and anchored to steel columns attached to existing brick walls. A shallow-sloped metal gable roof will cover the steel frames to maintain the theater's historic status and facade.

Buildings and facilities, Roofs, Maintenance and repair, Theaters, Madison, Georgia

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Cables support skylight roof at Morgan Library

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Engineers used post-tensioned steel cables to reinforce the main girder of the Piermont Morgan Library courtyard. These cables enabled the designers to enhance the courtyard's appearance while making the structure stable. The courtyard connects the classic Italian Renaissance-style library with the J.P. Morgan Jr House and contains acoustic features for chamber music concerts. The design also promotes energy conservation and permits light transmission to interior plants.

Usage, Remodeling and renovation, Cables, Courtyard gardens, Pierpont Morgan Library

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Tapered insulation builds up new roof

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Dale's Roofing and Sheet Metal managed to build a sloped roof with good drainage, as well as allowing future addition of three floors, for the new El Paso courthouse in Texas. The 26,000-square-foot roof consists of tapered insulation layers of Foamular 250 extruded polystyrene, a 0.006-inch thick rubber membrane, and wood-fiber cover boards screwed to the concrete deck. The project, which costs $200,000, took three months to build from Apr to Jun 1991.

Methods, Roofing

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