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Apr 26, 2012
Structural Analysis and Rehabilitation of the U.S. Capitol Dome
Authors: Eric C. Stovner, Emmanuel E. Velivasakis, Glenn G. Thater, Charles H. Thornton, Ph.D., and Christopher P. PintoAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Structures 2001: A Structural Engineering Odyssey
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The present Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building was designed and built from the 1850s to the 1860s and is a masterpiece of 19th-century engineering and construction. The majority of the Dome is comprised of cast iron; remaining elements are wrought iron. LZA Technology (LZA), A Division of The Thornton-Tomasetti Group, utilized investigative techniques used in the practice of forensic engineering to perform a comprehensive structural analysis and review of the Dome and concluded the following: (1) The U.S. Capitol Dome was brilliantly designed and well built; (2) The U.S. Capitol Dome is structurally sound, and capable of resisting all reasonably anticipated loadings; and (3) The current undertaking to waterproof the Dome will play an essential role in the longevity of the Dome structure, as it will assist in controlling and minimizing corrosion of the Dome's metal components.
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Building design
- Buildings
- Cast iron
- Construction engineering
- Construction methods
- Design (by type)
- Domes (structure)
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engineering materials (by type)
- Facilities (by type)
- Forensic engineering
- Government buildings
- Iron (material)
- Materials engineering
- Metals (material)
- Public buildings
- Rehabilitation
- Structural analysis
- Structural engineering
- Structural systems
- Structures (by type)
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Eric C. Stovner
P.E., S.E.
M.ASCE
LZA TECHNOLOGY / THORNTON — TOMASETTI GROUP, 15892 S. Pasadena Ave., Ste. 200, Tustin, CA 92780
Emmanuel E. Velivasakis
P.E.
F.ASCE
LZA TECHNOLOGY / THORNTON — TOMASETTI GROUP,641 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10011
Glenn G. Thater
LZA TECHNOLOGY / THORNTON — TOMASETTI GROUP,641 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10011
Charles H. Thornton, Ph.D.
P.E.
Hon.M.ASCE
LZA TECHNOLOGY / THORNTON — TOMASETTI GROUP,641 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10011
Christopher P. Pinto
A.M.ASCE
LZA TECHNOLOGY / THORNTON — TOMASETTI GROUP,641 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10011
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