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Building Facades/ Curtain Walls
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New York Athletic
Club, New York City, NY
Facade Construction
This project is a
24-story institutional building with limestone and brick facade.
FKC performed condition surveys and investigated the spalled and
cracked masonry facade distress. Based on the investigation, FKC
prepared design drawings and specifications for the repairs.
Construction administration services were provided. |
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Confucius Plaza,
New York City, NY
The Confucius Plaza is
a 44-story reinforced concrete building with masonry brick
facade. The brick facade exhibited compressed soft joints
accompanied by masonry outward movement, especially at the upper
floors. FKC investigated the causes for the facade distress such
as the effects of thermal expansion on the facade, shrinkage
issues and moisture absorption. FKC prepared construction
documents and provided construction administration services. |
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Manhattan Plaza,
New York City, NY
This high-rise
structure experienced distressed facades. The brick facade was
tested by FKC to determine the causes for the spalled bricks.
Stress Relief tests (as shown) and other relevant tests were
conducted. Based on the investigation, FKC prepared construction
documents for the repairs. The repairs included cutting new soft
joints and replacing damaged bricks.
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17-Story Kolb
Laboratory Building, New York State FDC
This high-rise
structure experienced distressed facades. FKC investigated the
distress and prepared restoration drawings and specifications for
the brick facade, expansion joints, and waterproof flashing at
shelf angles. Construction administration services were provided.
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Starret City,
Brooklyn, NY
32 High-Rise
Buildings
FKC investigated the
masonry facade distress in this giant complex of thirty two
20-story buildings, and prepared repair drawings and
specifications for the balcony railing failure, concrete slab
eyebrow spalling, and brick masonry distress. Construction
administration services were provided.
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MLK Federal
Building, Atlanta, GA
FKC was retained to
investigate and provide a second opinion as related to the causes
of marble facade distress. Additionally, we were asked to review
the structural safety of the building facade. FKC performed a
condition survey of the building facade, identified various
causes for the structural distress, and recommended course of
action, repair details and immediate safety precaution
measures. An engineering report with findings, conclusions and
recommendations was issued.
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Atlantic Avenue,
Stamford, CT
The facades of this
high-rise office building consist of precast concrete walls
finished with marble panels. Several marble panels exhibited
extensive cracking and out-of-plane warping. FKC performed a
condition survey and retrieved marble samples for laboratory
testing. FKC investigated the effects of the various design and
construction details including the marble anchoring system. A
report was issued with findings, conclusions and recommendations. |
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