Ohio State University South High Rise Residence Halls Structural Steel Staggered Truss Project

Thank you to those that attended the breakfast presentation and construction site tour!

If you missed the event, please find PowerPoint presentation files and photos here.

Included in this significant project are two 11-story structural steel frame additions, one of which is currently under construction. The additions are each being inserted between two existing residence halls, thereby creating two buildings from four.

During the breakfast presentation, representatives from the project design and construction team discussed the unique structural steel staggered truss framing system - the selection process, design aspects, construction challenges, best practices, and lessons learned. The staggered truss system is proven to be a fast and economical structural solution, particularly for dormitories, apartments, and hotels. The system works in harmony with hollow-core precast concrete floor planks, allowing for low floor-to-floor heights and column-free space for design freedom. In addition, there are reduced foundation costs, lower seismic loads, and minimized all weather construction schedules.

The project team includes:
Structural engineer: Shelley Metz Baumann Hawk
Architect: Schooley Caldwell Associates
Construction Manager: Smoot Construction
Steel Fabricator: Marysville Steel
Steel Erector: Columbus Steel Erectors

This event was co-sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction, the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, and the Ironworker Management Progressive Action Cooperative Trust (I.M.P.A.C.T.).
Contact Monica Shripka, AISC Upper Midwest Regional Engineer, at 312-804-3634 or shripka@aisc.org for further information.