Cast-Iron-Column Strength in Renovation Design
This article has a reply.
VIEW THE REPLYPublication: Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 9, Issue 3
Abstract
Cast-iron columns were used extensively in the past, and many buildings remain standing with cast iron as part of the structure. Retention of the columns during renovation is often necessary for esthetics, historic preservation, and economics. During renovation, the live load required may change because of changes in occupancy, and the dead load may change due to floor replacement. Using the original column design assumptions, a typical interior cast-iron column in a typical late 19th century industrial building is analyzed using the original design loads, modern live loads and the original dead load, and loads after renovation. The original floor system analyzed is flat tile arches with cinder fill; the modern replacement floor system is lightweight concrete on composite metal deck. It is demonstrated that under certain circumstances, reducing the floor dead load can increase compressive stress and induce tensile stress in the columns in an unconservative manner.
Get full access to this article
View all available purchase options and get full access to this article.
References
1.
Building code of the city of New York. (1901). Department of Buildings, New York, N.Y.
2.
The Code of ordinances of the city of New York. (1916). Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, N.Y.
3.
“The collapse of a portion of a new building in New York City.” (1897). Engrg. Record, June 12.
4.
“The collapse of the Darlington Apartment House in New York City.” (1904). Engrg. News, March 10.
5.
Cowan, H. J. (1978). Science and building . John Wiley & Sons, New York, N.Y.
6.
“Fall of a Building with Cast Iron Columns.” (1895). Engrg. News, Aug. 15.
7.
“Fatal collapse of a part of a cast-iron column building in New York.” (1897). Engrg. Record, June 12.
8.
History of real estate, building, and architecture in New York City. (1967). W. J. Freyer, ed., Arno Press, New York, N.Y.
9.
Parsons, H. de B. (1904). “Collapse of a building during construction.”Engrg. News, May 12.
10.
Pocket companion for engineers, architects, and builders. (1923). Carnegie Steel Company, Pittsburgh, Pa.
11.
“Some details of the Ireland Building.” (1895). Engrg. News, Aug. 22.
12.
Starrett, W. A. (1928). Skyscrapers and the men who build them . Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, N.Y.
Information & Authors
Information
Published In
Copyright
Copyright © 1995 American Society of Civil Engineers.
History
Published online: Aug 1, 1995
Published in print: Aug 1995
Authors
Metrics & Citations
Metrics
Citations
Download citation
If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click Download.