As a member of the Design-Build
team for this project, Ruby+Associates performed structural design of
the three main buildings of the steel facility, which house two-200 ton
overhead cranes, one-15 ton crane and one-30 ton crane. Building dimensions
were: 600 feet x100 feet – 110 ft high; 112 feet x 290 feet –
50 ft high; 75 feet x100 feet – 75 feet high. Ruby delivered an
innovative approach to resolve the stability requirements and minimize
the weight of the structural steel required, meeting a fast track schedule
while redesigning portions of the facility to meet code requirements and
stay within the fabricator's bid.
