HomeMy WebLinkAbout0001.96 CorrespondenceDONALD E. BLUE
ENGINEERING CONSULTANT
INDIANA No. 6554
BLUE ENGINEERING & ASSOCIATES
8028 SCARBOROUGH BOULEVARD, SOUTH DRIVE
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 46256
JANUARY 29, 1996
CITY OF CARMEL
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
ONE CIVIC SQUARE
CARMEL, INDIANA, 46032
ATTN; MR. JEFF KENDALL,
BUILDING INSPECTOR II
RE; SMART STOP CLEANERS
(KITE DEVELOPMENT)
1645 E. 116th STREET
CARMEL, INDIANA
DEAR MR. KENDALL,
FOLLOWING A REQUEST BY MR.. WILLIAM S. BUSCHMANN,
SENIOR PROPERTY MANAGER, KITE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION,
WE MADE AN INSPECTION OF THE ABOVE SUBJECT BUILDING.
IN PARTICULAR, WE WERE REQUESTED TO REVIEW THE ADDED
LOAD INDUCED ON THE BAR JOISTS BY THE NEW STEAM PIPING
AND THE CONDENSATE RETURN PIPING, AND THE CLOTHES HANGER
RODS IN THE SHIRT PROCESSING AREA.
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OUR INSPECTION AND EVALUATION OF THE CONDITIONS
INDICATE THAT THE SMALL ADDITIONAL LOADS FROM THESE TWO
SOURCES (STEAM & CONDENSATE PIPING AND THE SHIRT LINE)
WILL NOT AFFECT THE STRUCTURAL SAFETY OF THIS BUILDING,
NOR WILL ANY STRUCTURAL MEMBER BE OVERLOADED.
THE STEAM SUPPLY LINE AND THE CONDENSATE RETURN LINES
SUPPORTS ARE SUCH THAT THE LOAD OF THESE PIPES ARE
DISTRIBUTED ALONG THE TWO (2) SUPPORTING BAR JOISTS. THE
TOTAL LOAD FROM THESE TWO LINES IS ONLY 225#.
. THE SHIRT HANGER RODS, EXTENDED BELOW THE LARGE DUCT
SUPPORTS ARE USED THE SHIRT PROCESSING LINE TO SUPPORT
FINISHED SHIRTS UNTIL ONE CUSTOMER'S SHIRTS ARE COMPLETED.
THEN THAT GROUP OF SHIRTS ARE MOVED TO THE DISPENSING RACK
WHICH IS SUPPORTED FROM THE FLOOR. WITH THIS PROCESS, LITTLE
LOAD IS APPLIED TO THE SUPPORT MEMBERS. THE STEAM AND
CONDENSATE LINES ARE SUPPORTED FROM DIFFERENT BAR JOISTS THAN
THE SHIRT LINE.
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DONALD E. BLUE
ENGINEERING CONSULTANT
INDIANA No. 6554
BLUE ENGINEERING & ASSOCIATES
8028 SCARBOROUGH BOULEVARD, SOUTH DRIVE
INDIANAWLIS, INDIANA 46256
(317) 849-2641
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JANUARY 29, 1996
MY PROFESSIONAL OPINION IS THAT THE MODIFICATIONS
TO THIS BUILDING IN THE AREAS DISCUSSED ABOVE, AS THE
RESULT OF THE SMART SHOP CLEANING FACILITY BEING INSTALLED
IN THIS BUILDING WILL NOT AND DOES NOT AFFECT THE SAFETY
OF THIS BUILDING STRUCTURE.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
DONALD E. BLUE, P.E.
CC; MR. WILLIAM S. BUSCHMANN
MR. JAMES CORDELL, ARCHITECT
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