TEMPORARY LATERAL SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR HISTORIC BUILDING FACADES IN BOSTON. IN: PREPARING FOR CONSTRUCTION IN THE 21ST CENTURY, PROCEEDINGS OF CONSTRUCTION CONGRESS '91, SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS IN COOPERATION WITH THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS AND THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, APRIL 13-16, 1991

This paper describes a system of vertically cantilevered structural steel trusses, designed by the author, that provided temporary lateral support for a group of five and six-story, 120-year-old brick, stone, and cast iron building facades in Boston.The remainder of the building's structural components were demolished, and the facades restored and incorporated into the new exterior skin of a 24-story office tower.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0872628019
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  345 East 47th Street
  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • Zupcak, R L
• Publication Date: 1991

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: 6 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aggregates, rock and stone; Brick; Cast iron; Historic preservation; Office buildings; Rehabilitation; Stone; Structures
• Geographic Terms: Boston (Massachusetts)
• Old TRIS Terms: Exteriors; Facades; Renovating
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Geotechnology; History; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00618997
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0-87262-801-9
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 29 1992 12:00AM