General Contractor: Turner Construction Co.
Address: Greenville, SC
Architect: Craig Gaulden Davis and Perkins + Will
Project Responsibility: Structural Engineering Design
MMSA provided structural engineering design services for the new Carolina High School building. Consisting of three-story, two-story and single-story precast concrete framing systems with insulated concrete precast wall panels and cast-in-place concrete foundation systems, the structural design is based on the International Building Code (IBC) 2000. The roof structure consists of precast concrete double tees and exterior load-bearing precast wall panels. The double tees are sloped to provide positive roof drainage and a rigid diaphragm to distribute lateral forces to the building perimeter precast concrete wall panel system. The lateral forces are then transmitted through the precast concrete wall panels to the foundation system. The floor structure consists of an elevated floor system supported by exterior and interior precast wall panels. Double tees and planks provide a rigid diaphragm to distribute the lateral forces to the building perimeter precast shear wall panel system which are then transmitted through the precast concrete wall panels to the foundation system. The structural wall system utilizes interior and exterior, insulated, precast, load-bearing concrete wall panels with brick insets. Together, the panels act as the primary vertical load carrying systems and shear walls for the new building additions. Non-load bearing interior walls utilize steel studs with durable panels walls.
