Indianapolis Airport Structural
Indianapolis Airport Structural
Indianapolis Airport Structural
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Terminal Columns
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Project Team
Owner: Indianapolis Airport Authority
Structural Engineer of Record: Fink, Roberts and Petrie, Inc., Indianapolis, IN
Other Structural Engineers: Thornton Tomasetti Group, Chicago Illinois and DLZ South Bend, IN
Architect of Record: Aerodesign Group, Indianapolis, IN
Construction Manager: Hunt/Smoot Construction Managers A Joint Venture
Concrete Contractor: FA Wilhelm Indianapolis IN
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Steel Fabricator: Cives Corporation (Terminal) Wolcott, IN; Hillsdale Fabricators (Concourses)
Louis, MO; Geiger and Peters Inc. (Entry Canopy) Indianapolis, IN
Steel Erector: Ben Hur (Terminal) St. Louis, MO and FA Wilhelm (Concourses) Indianapolis, IN
Steel Joist Manufacturer: Canam Steel Corporation, Washington, MO
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Concourse construction.
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The result speaks for itself. The designers and builders created a
graceful, aerodynamic roof of subtle undulating curves. Although the
building is very modern in style, it has been noted by some that the
interior spaces harken back to the grand terminal spaces created earlier
in the century for rail transportation.
Scott E. Rouse, P.E. is Vice President and Senior Project Manager at Fink,
Roberts and Petrie, Inc. in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Concourse Design
Vibration concerns are especially pertinent for the
floor framing in airport concourses, since this is where
passengers spend most of their time in the facility.
Vibrations due to walking are most easily mitigated
in a cast-in-place concrete framing system. The concourse floor framing spans were small enough to
warrant a comparative study of cast-in-place framing versus structural steel framing. It was determined that, to
get the same vibration resistance characteristics from
a structural steel system as a cast-in-place concrete
system of comparable depth, the steel tonnage had to
be significantly increased. Furthermore, the repetitive
nature over the 1200-foot length of each of the concourses framing lent itself to significant economies in
formwork. The design team and owner selected the
cast-in-place concrete system for bidding. The contractor was able to design a flying form system for each
bay, and the forms were flown horizontally as the
Skylight trusses support suspended artwork.
construction progressed from one end to the other.
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